Court hears how accused two was unhappy about being paid R45,000 for Meyiwa's murder

JOHANNESBURG - The Pretoria High Court has heard that the murder of Senzo Meyiwa became a family secret of one of the accused.The statements written by Ntanzi and his co-accused Muzi Sibiya were laid bare in court on Friday after Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng ruled that they were made freely and voluntarily.The state has called the police officers who took down the confessions of Ntanzi and Sibiya back to the witness stand to read the statements.

Lieutenant Mohale Raphadu who took Ntanzi’s confession in June 2020 read how Ntanzi was unhappy about being paid R45,000 for his role in the murder of Meyiwa."Njabulo and Lulama had an argument with Muzi Sibiya whereby the meeting was convened by the family, headed by Muzi’s father. He told them to keep quiet about the incident of the killing of Senzo Meyiwa and the family agreed."

The identities and the involvement of the people referred to in Ntanzi’s statement are unknown at this stage.Throughout the reading of the confession, both Ntanzi and Sibiya maintained blank stares- with Ntanzi, fiddling with his beard.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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