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Trial-within-a-trial

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Matlala Trial | State evidence under scrutiny as defence challenges Kekana’s detention and witness handling

The State’s case in the trial-within-a-trial involving accused number one, Musa Kekana, has come under intense scrutiny, with the defence challenging police evidence around his removal from hospital, his arrest and the State’s handling of key witnesses. In the Johannesburg High Court on Monday, senior police officer Colonel, Owen King, contradicted evidence previously given by a colleague over Kekana’s removal from Edenvale Hospital. King, a former Bramley Police Station commander, […]

todaySeptember 7, 2026 8

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Matlala Trial | Kekana’s lawyer accuses police of unlawful hospital transfer

A police officer who guarded alleged hitman, Musa Kekana, at Edenvale Hospital has denied unlawfully removing him from the facility and transporting him to Bramley Police Station. Sergeant, Malekhuthu Raseala, was cross-examined by Kekana’s lawyer, Riaan Gissing, in the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday, as the defence continued to challenge the circumstances surrounding Kekana’s removal from hospital and his subsequent movement between police stations. Gissing put it to Raseala that […]

todaySeptember 3, 2026 28

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Defence challenges paramedic’s testimony in Matlala trial

The defence has sought to challenge the testimony of a paramedic in the attempted murder trial of alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, and his co-accused. Paramedic, Mary Nkgapele, took the stand in the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday as the trial-within-a-trial continued to examine allegations that accused number one, Musa Kekana, was assaulted and suffocated by police following his arrest in April 2024. Nkgapele told the court that she […]

todaySeptember 1, 2026 62

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Matlala trial | Medical witness delay stalls Kekana torture hearing

The trial-within-a-trial into the arrest of accused number one, Musa Kekana, has been postponed after the State was unable to call a key medical witness expected to testify about injuries allegedly sustained after his arrest. The Johannesburg High Court heard that the medic who allegedly treated Kekana was unavailable due to a family crisis, while prosecutors were still consulting with another doctor expected to present medical evidence. The postponement follows […]

todayAugust 4, 2026 42

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Matlala trial | State witness stands by Kekana identification as co-accused seeks exemption

The State's key witness in the attempted murder trial of alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, has firmly rejected accused number one, Musa Kekana's, version of events, insisting he is certain Kekana was the man he saw driving a white Hyundai i20 from a murder scene in Vereeniging before later tracking him to a property in Bramley, where police arrested him. The evidence emerged as the Johannesburg High Court heard […]

todayJuly 27, 2026 52

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Matlala trial halted for trial-within-a-trial over arrest evidence

The attempted murder trial of alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, has been temporarily halted after the defence challenged the legality of accused Musa Kekana's arrest, prompting the Johannesburg High Court to convene a trial-within-a-trial. The proceedings were interrupted on Friday after, Advocate Riaan Gissing, representing Kekana, objected to evidence presented by the State's second witness, private security officer Jaco Shepard. Gissing argued that Kekana's constitutional rights were not properly […]

todayJuly 24, 2026 67 13