Overview
- The family and the Friends of Senzo Meyiwa group marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to ask President Cyril Ramaphosa to refer the matter to the Hawks, the police unit that handles priority crimes.
- The Presidency had not issued a public response to the group’s memorandum at the time of reporting.
- The murder trial has moved slowly at the High Court in Pretoria since 2022, with five men in the dock and more defence witnesses still expected.
- Proceedings were recently delayed after an occurrence book went missing, which the defence says should record how investigators handled key items.
- Senzo’s brother, Sifiso, says the wrong men are on trial, opened a case against the prosecutor in March, and wants the case escalated to the Hawks after unanswered appeals to prosecutors.