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Matlala Trial | Court allows State to use Kekana’s hospital notes in cross-examination

The Johannesburg High Court has cleared the State to use disputed hospital records to challenge Musa Kekana’s credibility, rejecting a defence objection that the notes amounted to inadmissible hearsay. The ruling came as Kekana faced sustained cross-examination over his account of his April 2024 arrest, including allegations that police suffocated him with a plastic bag and restrained him with a belt. Presiding Judge, Cassim Moosa, ruled on Wednesday that the […]

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Matlala Trial | Fortuner tracking data under fire as defence challenges State’s case

The State has provisionally closed its case in the trial-within-a-trial involving alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and his four co-accused, but a dispute over whether prosecutors can reopen their case is already emerging. The State has reserved the right to apply to reopen its case after expert witnesses give evidence. At the centre of the proceedings is the lawfulness of Musa Kekana’s arrest in April 2024, with the defence […]

todaySeptember 14, 2026 85

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Molefe remains in custody as court reserves judgment in bail appeal

Controversial businessman, Katiso 'KT' Molefe, accused of orchestrating the murder of popular musician Oupa "DJ Sumbody" Sefoka, will remain behind bars after the Johannesburg High Court reserved judgment in his bail appeal. Molefe approached the court today in a bid to overturn an August ruling by the Alexandra Magistrates Court, which denied him bail. He faces five counts of murder, including the 2022 killing of nightclub owner Oupa John Sefoka, […]

todayOctober 2, 2025 207