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RECORDED | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Timeslive · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 80 words · By TimesLIVE TimesLIVE
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Five suspects accused of the 2014 murder of soccer player Senzo Meyiwa appeared in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday.

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What happened

The five suspects accused of murdering soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the dock at the Pretoria high court on Tuesday.

Why it matters

TimesLIVE The five suspects accused of murdering soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the dock at the Pretoria high court on Tuesday.

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Five suspects accused of the 2014 murder of soccer player Senzo Meyiwa appeared in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday.

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Claim 1: “The Bafana Bafana star was killed in 2014.”
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The claim that Senzo Meyiwa was killed in 2014 is independently reported by five different news sources (Sowetan, Dailydispatch, Timeslive, Theherald).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Senzo Robert Meyiwa (24 January 1984 – 26 October 2014) was a South African professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for and captained both Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senzo_Meyiwa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Orlando Pirates Football Club, referred to as simply Pirates, is a South African professional football club based in Orlando, Soweto that plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Pirates_F.C.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aubrey Phago Ledwaba (born 9 October 1962) is a South African judge who is currently serving as the Deputy Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa. Formerly a practis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Ledwaba
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Claim 2: “The five suspects accused of murdering soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the dock at the Pretoria high court on Tuesday.”
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Multiple web search results report the suspects returning to the dock, but they contradict each other on the specific day of the week: one source says Tuesday, another says Wednesday, and another says Thursday. Because the sources actively contradict the specific date of the court appearance, the claim is disputed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aubrey Phago Ledwaba (born 9 October 1962) is a South African judge who is currently serving as the Deputy Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa. Formerly a practis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Ledwaba
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseKurhuleni; Afrikaans: Ekurhuleni Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Ekurhul…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shadrack Sibiya is a South African police office born 1967 in Johannesburg and married to Helen Sibiya his second wife. Sibiya is currently suspended from position as Deputy National Commissioner - Cr…
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