{
  "id": 6228302,
  "title": "Cellphone expert to resume testimony in Meyiwa murder trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/cellphone-expert-to-resume-testimony-in-meyiwa-murder-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T04:06:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/cellphone-expert-to-resume-testimony-in-meyiwa-murder-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is set to resume at the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday morning. The proceedings were halted last week when an interpreter fell ill and had to be hospitalized, resulting in a delay. Vodacom cellphone and data expert Tsholanang Golele is slated to return to the stand to provide testimony regarding the admissibility of cellphone records belonging to Mabhungu Ntuli, who was killed in the incident. State Prosecutor Ronnie Sibanda stated that they had received notice of Golele's hospitalization. Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng inquired about the court's next steps, to which Sibanda replied that they would need to postpone the hearing pending Golele's availability.",
  "summary": "Five men are on trial for the murder of former Bafana Bafana Captain Senzo Meyiwa in October 2014.",
  "key_points": [
    "Senzo Meyiwa trial resumes at High Court in Pretoria",
    "Cellphone expert Tsholanang Golele to testify",
    "Proceedings halted due to interpreter's illness"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The resumption of Vodacom cellphone expert Tsholanang Golele's testimony will help determine the admissibility of key cellphone records in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, potentially impacting the state's case.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}