Day 17

22 October 2025

Who testified

Adv Pooe103 claims
Brigadier Nkhwashu11 claims

Subjects discussed

👤 Witness B👤 Cpt Makgotloe🏛 the investigation team (Witness A, Witness B, and other member)👤 Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela👤 Mr Michael Pule Tau👤 Mr Katiso Molefe👤 Brigadier Nkhwashu👤 Lucky Molefe

13 conflicts flagged on this day

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness

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Annexure MK8 — letter from Ms Coetzee

Same letter cannot be attached to both Mkhwanazi's statement (MK8, pp181-183) and Khumalo's statement.

Day 17Adv Pooe“the letter from the prosecutor is attached to General Khumalo's statement”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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ballistic report of 30 December 2024

Same report item 10.2 shows both 15 cartridges and 4.9 linked to firearm—inconsistent entries for same referent.

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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Annexure MK8 — letter from Ms Coetzee

Same letter (MK8) claimed attached to two different persons' statements; cannot both be true of the same annexure.

Day 17Adv Pooe“and I think also General Masemula's statement”

Day 17Adv Pooe“the letter from the prosecutor is attached to General Khumalo's statement”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness

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ballistic report of 30 December 2024

Same report: A says it had a mistake needing rectification; B says it had no errors. Cannot both be true.

Day 51Captain Lawrence Itumeleng Makgotloe“that report did not have errors”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness

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Annexure MK8 — letter from Ms Coetzee

Same letter (MK8) claimed attached to two different persons' statements: Masemula vs Mkhwanazi.

Day 17Adv Pooe“and I think also General Masemula's statement”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness

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Brigadier Lesiba Joseph Mokoena

Same surname Mokoena given two different full first/middle names: Isaac Ben vs Lesiba Joseph, cannot both be true for one person.

Day 17Adv Pooe“the witness was asked about the names of Colonel Mokoena. It is Isaac Ben Mokoena.”

Day 22Lesiba Joseph Mokoena“Lesiba Joseph Mokoena.”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela

Cannot both not be found and actively send them back/instruct them at the same time.

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness

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ballistic report of 30 December 2024

Same report: one claim says it had a mistake needing rectification, the other says it had no errors—cannot both be true.

Day 51Captain Lawrence Itumeleng Makgotloe“that report did not have errors”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela

Advising to open the case directly contradicts stating there is no reason to open it.

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness

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Brigadier Nkhwashu

One claims a relationship exists, the other denies any relationship; cannot both be true of same pair.

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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Stryforth

A claims genuine competition with SK Group; B says it was fake competition, only to appear competitive—cannot both be true.

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited

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Thapelo Molefe

Claim A says Thapelo is Katiso's son; Claim B says he is Lucky's son—incompatible parentage for same person.

“is mostly used by Lucky Molefe and his son, who is Thapelo”

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness⟂ Independent source

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ballistic report of 30 December 2024

error status

One states the report had no errors, the other that there was a mistake needing rectification—incompatible single-valued claims about the same report.

Day 51Captain Lawrence Itumeleng Makgotloe“that report did not have errors”

Claims from this day

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