Marcus Moloko
On the 11th anniversary of Senzo Meyiwa’s death, Orlando Pirates supporters gathered at his mother’s home in Umlazi over the weekend to honour the late Bafana Bafana captain.
Meyiwa was shot and killed in October 2014 at the Vosloorus home of his then-girlfriend, singer Kelly Khumalo. Eleven years later, five men are on trial, with none of the individuals who were present in the house on the night of the fatal shooting having been charged.
“I want to know why those who were in the house with my son have never been brought to book,” Ntombifuthi Meyiwa asked, while expressing the anguish of a mother still waiting for justice.
In a video circulating on social media, she asks why those in the house on the night Meyiwa was murdered, including Kelly Khumalo, were never probed for answers.
The Meyiwa trial has seen delays, conflicting testimonies, and allegations of misconduct.
One of the accused, Muzi Sibiya, who was arrested in 2020, claimed he was assaulted by law enforcement and forced to sign a confession. His statement has raised questions about the integrity of the investigation.
Other matters include the Madlanga Commission and Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, which have heard explosive allegations suggesting that elements within the police may have obstructed justice.
The Meyiwa trial has yet to yield a conviction despite multiple investigative teams and years of courtroom proceedings.
Disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo, who was involved in the case, alleged that the killing was not a robbery gone wrong but a targeted act involving high-profile individuals.
Police investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda testified in court that he had applied for an arrest warrant for Khumalo in November 2020. However, the National Prosecuting Authority did not authorise the warrant, citing insufficient evidence at that stage to sustain a prosecution.
Gininda said this year that Khumalo remains a “person of interest” while investigations continue, something the NPA said in December.
For Meyiwa’s mother, justice has been painfully slow, and she still believes those who were in the house the night her son was killed must be held accountable.
“My son died in a house full of people. Why has no one told the truth?” she asked.
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