The recording of the confession statement by accused 2, Bongani Ntanzi, made to Magistrate Vivian Cronje, was not made for official purposes and the parties recorded in it were not informed beforehand that they were being recorded.where she is giving evidence on the circumstances around the taking down of the confession by Ntanzi relating to the 2014 murder of former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa.
Adv Zandile Mshololo’s application for an opportunity to listen to the recording this morning before the witness could conclude her evidence-in-chief was declined by the court. However, the court ordered that the defence counsel be afforded access to the recording before Cronje’s cross-examination which will take place tomorrow.
She says she first received a call from the senior magistrate of the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on June 24, 2020, to come to the office to take down the confession from the accused. Cronje: I then set up my PC and prepared my documents and then I went to the senior magistrate. I was provided with a blank pro forma document and it is the current form which is before the court.Cronje: After all was written down after I asked him if he was satisfied with the contents of the statement, I then asked him to sign each and every page, in my presence and the presence of his legal representative, Mr Mjiyako.
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