AS the Senzo Meyiwa trial entered its second day in the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday, 23 January, shocking revelations unfolded.
It was revealed that accused two Bongani Ntanzi was a gun smuggler and allegedly killed a union member in Marikana, North West.
The morning started with delays, leading to the court resuming at 2pm.
The delays were due to a 70-page affidavit brought by lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda, which revealed that Meyiwa's murder was a contract killing rather than a robbery gone wrong as previously claimed.
Ntanzi was implicated in the affidavit read by Gininda and written by Simphiwe Buthelezi. Gininda stated that Ntanzi was a known hitman and gun supplier to hitmen across the country.
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Buthelezi, who died in 2022, detailed a conversation where Ntanzi spoke to accused four, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, about a successful operation in killing a union member in Marikana.
“He invited me to visit him where I overheard him talking to (accused four, Mthokoziseni) Maphisa that they did a good job by killing a union member in Marikana,” he said.
He said Ntanzi also kept guns on the roof of the house where he was staying.
“I heard that the person who was killed is very powerful. I asked him has he started killing people. He said it's a man's job to make a better life himself. I warned him about it,” the affidavit read.
He said Ntanzi invited him where he stayed in Rustenburg, North West.
“Bongani Mafika Ntanzi invited me to visit him in Rustenburg at Phokeng where I overheard him talking over the phone with Maphisa that they did a good job by killing a union member in Marikana,” the affidavit read.
Gininda is expected to return to the stand on Wednesday, 24 January.
