Whispers have intensified around the puzzling demise of yet another witness in the murder trial of Senzo Meyiwa. Lesley Ngcatshe, a neighbor of the family home owned by Meyiwa’s girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, was expected to provide evidence of the events that occurred on the night Meyiwa died. Five individuals stand accused of the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper’s murder, who was fatally shot on 26 October 2014.
A viral video of Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, a celebrity aesthetics doctor, walking outside the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court without handcuffs has caused widespread debate on social media. Dr. Nandipha is currently facing multiple charges, including assisting a convicted criminal to escape from custody, tampering with a corpse, fraud, and defeating the ends of justice. She appeared in court on 20 June alongside her boyfriend, Thabo Bester, and seven others, and is scheduled to reappear on 8 August.