Bongani Ntanzi, who has been in custody since his arrest in 2020, appeared in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday. Deputy Judge President of the division, Aubrey Ledwaba, who heard the bail application, said Ntanzi had failed to prove that exceptional circumstances existed or that it was in the interests of justice that he be released on bail.Ledwaba went through the evidence before the court and noted a couple of issues with Ntanzi's affidavit.
He said Ntanzi had not explained why he decided to bring a bail application more than two years after his arrest, and also did not comprehensively tackle issues around his alleged confession statements. However, he made no mention of a second confession statement taken from him. According to the State, the second confession statement was made before a magistrate in the presence of Ntanzi’s attorney. Those confessions allegedly detailed the role he played in Meyiwa's murder and also pointed to what his co-accused did.
Ledwaba said Ntanzi did not seek to clear up material disputes in the facts, including that his alibi had also been rubbished. Senzo Meyiwa murder trial: Lawyer arrives at court only to find that he's been replacedHowever, the mine manager refuted this claim as there was no record of Ntanzi clocking in or out for work on that day. Join the 1 million News24 readers who are signed up to receive the top, must-read stories of the day in their inbox.
In the criminal trial, the court heard testimony from Meyiwa's friend, Tumelo Madlala, who identified Ntanzi as the second assailant who had entered the house on the day of the murder.Meyiwa was shot and killed on 26 October 2014 at the Vosloorus home of his popstar girlfriend and the mother of his child, Kelly Khumalo.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust.
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