Prosecution Presses Absalom Zungu as Credibility Fights Deepen in Meyiwa Murder Trial

Overview

• State prosecutor George Baloyi continued cross-examining Absalom Zungu, who declined to comment on questions linking accused men to Whistleton in Ermelo via addresses and cellphone records.
• Zungu was reported to have previously told police that Muzi Sibiya and Bongani could be linked to the killing, but he would not be drawn on those points in court.
• Testifying for the defence, Zungu alleged Brigadier Bongani Gininda used his name to justify arrests and attributed statements to him without his knowledge.
• Key state witness Constable Sizwe Zungu denied making the statements attributed to him, said he did not consent to being taken to meet investigators, and flagged an ID number on a state document that he said does not match his own.
• Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng reminded Sizwe Zungu that the case exists because Senzo Meyiwa was killed, correcting his claim that a case had been opened in his name.