Alleged hitmen to challenge state's evidence

The third state witness in the attempted murder trial of Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and his four co-accused, is scheduled to resume cross-examination at the Johannesburg High Court, on Thursday.

Captain Phimi Sekgobela has been testifying in the trial within a trial, detailing the sequence of events that occurred on the day Musa Kekana was arrested.

Kekana was apprehended after Vereeniging Engineer, Armand Swart's murder in April 2024.

Kekana is one of the alleged gunmen connected to the failed assassinations of businessman Joe Sibanyoni, socialite Tebogo Thobejane and music producer Seunkie Mokubung.

He is charged alongside Matlala, his wife Tsakani, Tiego Mabusela and Nthabiseng Nzama.
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