Some people were let down because Advocate Masilela Teffo was making the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial a bit of fun. Some even started saying that they will stop watching the broadcasting of the case because there will no longer be drama; however, it seems that they were wrong because there is more drama than there was before. More drama emanated on Tuesday when the third witness was due to take the stand; he felt that he was intimidated by the media houses who cased him all tangled up

 

 

 

 

After the judge ruled that the proceedings would not continue until all those responsible for the incident were identified and kicked out of the courtroom, the SABC, ENCA, and Newsroom Afrika were indeed kicked out of the courtroom, and then Tumelo Madlala took the witness box to give his testimony. He began by telling the court how he was picked up at Spruitview before they went to buy some drinks at a tavern, and then he explained what happened when they got to Kelly Khumalo

He also mentioned that he was introduced to everyone who was at the house, and when Longwe Thwala arrived a little bit later, he said that he did not speak much because Longwe was more focused on speaking to Zandi. Madlala said that when they arrived, they were watching a football match that was an EPL game between Manchester United and Chelsea. Madlala said that when they arrived, they were watching the match.

“While we were there, food was being prepared, and we were watching football matches between Chelsea and Manchester United. After a while, a gentleman arrived, and later on, Senzo told me who that Longwe Twala was. We didn’t speak much with this gentleman because he was speaking to Zandi,” he said. “While we were there, food was being prepared, and we were watching football matches between Chelsea and Manchester United.”

The witness, who is reportedly Meyiwa’s friend, went on to testify that while they were there, Kelly was not sitting in the same place the entire time; instead, she sat here, there, and at one point she was sitting on the floor. He then went outside to smoke with Mthoko and the two of them discussed the problem of the yard not having a gate.

“But Kelly was not seated in one place. She would also seat on the floor,” he continued before he asked the court for a five-minute break. “Myself and Mthoko went out to smoke and as I said the yard wall didn’t have a gate we just stood outside and smoked.”

The court granted Madlala the break he requested and then decided to adjourn for lunch. There is some good news coming with the lunch break since the court has decided to allow the live broadcast to resume after suspending the media. The court had previously decided to adjourn for lunch.

The drama that has surrounded the trial for the murder of Senzo Meyiwa appears to be far from over, we are still going to see more drama, and we have been served with more of it as the court proceedings were delayed on Tuesday after the media chased the third witness as he arrived at the courtroom. He is then said to have been unhappy and felt unsafe, and when the matter was brought to the attention of Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela, he was furious. We have been served

When the prosecutor was arguing his case in front of the judge, he explained what had taken place and told the judge that the witness had become unsettled and terrified when the media started chasing him around upon his arrival. He also told the judge that it is unacceptable for the media to behave in the manner in which they did.

“He was practically followed with cameras by people who wanted to take his photo….And the fact that this occurred has frightened and troubled the witness.” This cannot be allowed to stand. It is intrusive and overbearing…it is a cause for serious concern. we request that guidelines be laid down, which is what he said. “It is this conduct by members of the media that might impact the state’s case,” he said. “It is a cause for serious concern.”

As a response to what took place, Judge Maumela issued an order stating that those responsible should be identified because what they did is unacceptable. In addition, he issued an order stating that those individuals should be ejected from the courtroom, and he assigned the responsibility of facilitating this matter to the court’s secretary.

“Those who are responsible should be identified; we cannot allow people to interfere with the proceedings of the court; that cannot be tolerated. Those who are responsible for this drama or whatever is affecting the witness are going to step out of this courtroom; I will ask the secretary of the court to run this; I have to be made aware of what is happening; given the choice between broadcasting and keeping the witness safe, I chose the latter; if I am told that they have ironed out the mat, I will resume broadcasting

South Africans who have been live streaming the court proceedings have been excluded from the proceedings since it was the media houses who were performing the live streaming before they were booted out of the courtroom. The hearings will resume on Tuesday since the third witness was unable to appear in court on Monday due to complications with his travel plans; specifically, he was unable to obtain a flight from Durban that would get him to Gauteng in time for the hearing.