Since the reemergence of Senzo Meyiwa’s murder investigation, the Khumalo family has launched a defence campaign in a bid to clear their name from any wrongdoing.
Senzo Meyiwa murder mystery: What’s the latest?
Five years into the murder investigation of Orlando Pirates’ and Bafana Bafana’s murder, police are yet to identify who killed Meyiwa on that fateful October evening.
Different versions of what happened have been offered by sources claiming to have knowledge of what happened at the Vosloorus residence of Khumalo’s mother, Gladness, on 26 October 2014.
According to the Khumalo’s, Meyiwa was a casualty of an armed robbery. However, recent reports suggest that there may have been a more sinister cause for the goalkeeper’s death.
Either way, this speculation has not yielded any progress for investigators who are at a loss for where to begin, in revisiting the cold case.
Two things are for certain, though. Firstly, the lead investigator, Col. Bongani Gininda, who was believed to be complicit in the alleged murder cover-up, is still heading up the cold case. Secondly, the police have recruited the assistance of six senior detectives from the Eastern Cape who will work with Col. Gininda, in the investigation.
Khumalo sisters launch defence: “We know nothing”
The allegation that the Khumalo family has been assisted in covering up the murder has been vehemently rubbished by the police. However, because the family and some of their friends, were present in the house, they are still considered persons of interest.
Kelly Khumalo, who was romantically involved with Meyiwa, claims that the witchhunt her family has endured for all of these years has no effect on her anymore because only she and God know the truth about what happened that evening.
Interestingly, though, the singer has also stated in an interview, six months ago, that her son has recollections of what happened to Meyiwa, suggesting that he could have been an eyewitness to the crime.
Her sister, Zandie, has taken a more aggressive approach in defending her family’s involvement in the murder. Taking to Instagram, Zandie blasted the media and everyone else who has applied pressure on the family to divulge information that they seemingly do not have, like who killed the goalkeeper.
“I understand and feel the pain that they (Meyiwa family) are going through but that doesn’t give them the right to abuse us. Their anger and abuse is misdirected and this sense of over-entitlement they have developed towards my family needs to stop,” she charged.
The Khumalo sister pleaded with the public to leave the family’s name out of the investigation because they have nothing to hide.
Here is the full statement.
