A cellphone and data expert is expected to resume testimony in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday.
The case was postponed last week after an interpreter became ill and was taken to hospital.
Vodacom expert Tsholanang Golele is assisting the court as it considers whether cellphone records linked to the late Mabhungu Ntuli should be admitted as evidence.
The records are being examined as part of proceedings against five men accused of murdering the former Bafana Bafana captain in October 2014.
The accused have pleaded not guilty. The court has not reached a verdict, and disputed cellphone material is not evidence until the judge rules on its admissibility.
State prosecutor Ronnie Sibanda told the court last week that the interpreter had been admitted to hospital. Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng then adjourned the matter until Tuesday, subject to the availability of the witness and court personnel.
Golele’s evidence concerns telecommunications data and how the records were obtained and interpreted. The current hearing is focused on whether the material may form part of the trial record.
The trial has involved extensive testimony about calls, devices and movements before and after Meyiwa was shot at a home in Vosloorus. Tuesday’s resumption is expected to continue that evidentiary process rather than deliver a final ruling in the case.
