Family responds to call for Mkhwanazi and Madlanga to intervene in Senzo Meyiwa murder case

Longwe Twala, son of music producer Sello “Chicco” Twala, has reportedly urged Senzo Meyiwa’s mother, Ntombifuthi, to seek justice through alternative channels. Meyiwa, former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, was shot dead on 26 October 2014. Twala was present at the scene and has faced allegations linking him to the killing. Five accused are currently on trial for the murder. The defense previously suggested Twala shot Meyiwa and sustained a foot wound, though video footage a day later allegedly showed him walking without a limp. A purported letter from Twala focuses on an audio recording linked to accused Bongani Ntanzi’s alleged confession. Ntanzi made two confession statements, one recorded in June 2020 before Magistrate Vivian Cronje, where Ntanzi claimed no coercion. However, Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng ruled the audio inadmissible in October 2023, citing lack of consent and infringement of constitutional rights. In the unverified letter, Twala reportedly urged Ntombifuthi to seek assistance from KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and former Constitutional Court judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga, believing the excluded recording could reveal the “real truth.” Twala argued that while Mokgoatlheng’s ruling followed legal procedures, it was a “suppression of evidence.” He expressed frustration over “false narratives” implicating him and his father, stating his father was not at the crime scene. Twala acknowledged being a “former drug addict” but insisted