‘I so wish it was you who killed Senzo Meyiwa so that you can rot in jail’

A video has emerged in which Longwe Twala was verbally attacked by his father, Chicco Twala, after he was arrested in connection with the theft of a cellphone. File image
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Police are investigating a case of theft against the son of legendary musician and producer Sello Chicco Twala.

The investigation comes after video footage emerged on Friday which purports to show Twala escorting his son, Longwe, to the Diepkloof police station in Soweto.

TimesLIVE has asked Twala for comment.

Gauteng police spokesperson Brig Mathapelo Peters said: “A suspect was arrested on a theft case reported at Diepkloof SAPS on January 8 2020. The 34-year old suspect appeared before court on January 9. Please refer further enquiries to the NPA.

“It was theft of a cellphone,” she said.

Asked whether the suspect was Longwe, she replied: “I can confirm because he has already appeared in court.”

The NPA could not be reached for comment at the time of publication.

In the first half of the viral video, shared on social media, a visibly angry Twala shouts at his son as he accuses him of theft.

He is also heard saying he wished his son had been nabbed for Senzo Meyiwa’s murder.

“I so wish it was you who killed Senzo Meyiwa so that you can rot in jail,” he said.“You will never get bail. We will oppose that bail vigorously. You must never get bail,” Twala can be heard saying in another part of the video.

Meyiwa was gunned down in October 2014.

The footballer was in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, in the presence of his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo; her mother, Ntombi; sister Zandi; and Zandi’s then boyfriend, Longwe Twala; as well as his friends Mthokozisi Twala and Tumelo Madlala; and their son, who was four years old at the time. They had alleged Meyiwa was killed in a botched robbery.

In November, Twala defended his son, saying people need to stop spreading “fake stories” and give authorities space to work as they investigate the killing of the former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper.

“If my son committed murder, I will be the first person to take him to the police. I will never defend my son if he murdered somebody,” Twala said at the time.

According to KwaZulu-Natal police, the car was stolen from Pentridge Road in the area.

In a video doing the rounds on social media the car, which appears to be a Chevrolet sedan, is seen burning in a cul-de-sac.

Police and the fire department are on the scene.KZN police have confirmed that the car that was set on fire in Pietermaritzburg on Friday was stolen
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Police are investigating a case of hijacking after a car was stolen and set alight in Grange in Pietermaritzburg on Friday.

The tragedy happened on Thursday in the Eastern Cape. Stock photo.
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A culpable homicide case has been opened after a mother reversed her car over her two-year-old child at Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape.

Police spokesperson Capt Bradley Rawlinson confirmed that the tragic incident had happened on Thursday.

“The child was declared dead on the scene after the mother went into her car and reversed, only to find that her child was at the back of the car,” said Rawlinson.

“No arrests have been made yet but the police have opened a culpable homicide case against the mother.”

Mpumalanga’s best maths and physical science pupil Joshua Nkosi says he went to the mountain to meditate, study and listen to animals.

Nkosi, 18, who was a pupil at Lugebhuta High School in Schoemansdal near Eswatini border, walked home with a total of R41,000 in cash after being named as one of the province’s top 10. He aced maths and physical science.

Education MEC Bonakele Majuba invited 27 matrics who performed exceptionally well in the province, to a function at the Graceland Casino in Secunda on Wednesday.

The event was attended by minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu, members of parliament, mayors, speaker of the provincial legislature Busi Shiba and opposition parties.

“I’m very happy for my results. This is what I wanted as a gift to my parents. I had to leave my home and stay at my aunt’s place because my home was far from the school. I didn’t want to walk a lot, so I decided to move out,” Nkosi said.

“My study [strategy] was that since we stay next to the mountains, each time I come back from school I would take my books and go to the mountains, meditate and then study there and then go home to sleep.

“I don’t like noise when I study but birds and wild animals noise is cool for me.”

He said he was going to study towards mechatronics.