A Roodepoort magistrate has poked holes in the state’s case against an alleged instigator of the recent riots that followed the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma.
Africa further asked if Niemerhoudt had been on the police’s radar before the circulation of the voicenote on July 15, to which Gumede said he did not know.
However, earlier in the day Niemerhoudt testified that he was not responsible for creating and distributing the voicenote. He said he had intended bringing the matter to the attention of the Randfontein police commander the next day. Luna Dickson, a councillor candidate in Toekomsrus, testified that she sent the voicenote to the WhatsApp group after she received it from her aunt. She proceeded to show the court the message and the voicenote was played in court.
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