The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumed at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria at 10:15 on 11 September 2026, three days after an unwell interpreter forced a postponement. Five men accused of killing the former Bafana Bafana captain and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper have pleaded not guilty and remain on trial.
CapeFlats.co.za had no reporter inside the Pretoria courtroom, and no SAPS Western Cape media release or logged community tip from a CPF, ward councillor, neighbourhood watch or clinic relates to this matter. This report is drawn from SABC News’ live broadcast from the court and from TimesLIVE, which both have teams covering the trial and confirmed the 11 September resumption.
Meyiwa was shot and killed at a house in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, in October 2014. The case has been repeatedly postponed over the years, with the most recent delay coming on 8 September 2026 when the court was told the interpreter was not well.
Evidence led on 5 September 2026 centred on cellphone records, according to a report by MDNtv, which said Vodacom cellphone and data expert Tsholanang Golele was called to explain which network towers particular numbers connected to. MDNtv reported that two numbers ending 0821 and 8169 communicated at about 16:06, one registering on a tower at Ndayeni and the other on an unidentified tower.
“The two towers are not on the same location, they are in different places,” Golele told the court, according to MDNtv. Asked whether he could determine who was using a specific device, he replied: “No, I don’t think.”
The State put it to the witness that accused number five is linked to a number ending 3517, which was in contact with the 0821 and 8169 numbers, MDNtv reported. None of that detail has been confirmed by SABC News or TimesLIVE, and CapeFlats.co.za has not independently verified it.
Cellphone location data has become a central part of the evidence led in Pretoria, and SABC’s live stream has made that technical testimony accessible to the public in a way earlier stages of the case were not. The case has drawn sustained attention because Meyiwa was captain of the national team at the time of his death, making him one of the highest-profile South African sportsmen to have been killed.
It is not yet known who will testify next, whether the interpreter will be available for the remainder of the week, or when the court is expected to reach judgment. CapeFlats.co.za will check the court roll and SABC News’ live coverage again on Monday 14 September 2026 and update this report if the position changes.