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Day 117

10 June 2026

Who testified

Subjects discussed

👤 Witness I👤 Chief Samuel Mashaba👤 Major General Feroz Khan👤 Sergeant Phakula (SAPS K9 Unit — brother of W/O Steve Phakula)👤 Brown Mogotsi👤 Sergeant Masoma👤 Warrant Officer Boy Steve Phakula (SAPS National Intervention Unit)👤 Bruce Paul Bok

11 conflicts flagged on this day

◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
KNN-0fc780a36555
Witness I
B says witness asked where the message came from; A/B framing that he asked nothing about source conflicts with asking its origin.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
KNN-64f5b07437b6
Witness I
A denies knowing Phakula; B asserts knowing Phakula. Rank variance aside, same person, directly contradictory.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
KNN-a53173b67224
Witness I
A says knew both Phakula and Sape; B says only Phakula. 'Only' claims about same set can't both be true.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness
KNN-f928fbcfce8e
Cannot be in charge of the scene while not being present at the scene at the same time.
Day 117Adv Pooe“Warrant Officer Phakula is in charge of the scene”
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-0fc780a36555
Witness I
A says didn't ask about source; B says did ask where message came from, i.e. asked about source origin. Both cannot be true.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-2be729ed3588
Witness I
Claiming no direct communication with Matlala contradicts having met him in person, which entails direct communication.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness
NLI-487b1db3a49c
A states Witness I asked for cash; B states that was a misrepresentation and Mogotsi himself was the one—cannot both be true.
Day 117Brown Mogotsi“the reason why he had to go back to Matala is because the person Matala had referred him to was asking for cash”
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-49980ae4105f
Witness I
A denies meeting/talking to Matlala; B asserts meeting him with Zungu and Mokoena—directly contradictory.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness
NLI-5d87693ae87b
Claim A says Masoma was not the appointed Investigator; Claim B says he is the appointed inquiry Investigator—directly contradictory about same role.
Day 117Adv Baloyi SC“the absence of his name anywhere in the many pages of this diary suggests he was in fact not the appointed Investigator”
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-edb814b651c8
Witness I
Same operation: A says intention was to execute then report; B says it was not for execution, only to check/verify—directly opposed.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited◆ Cross-witness
NLI-f928fbcfce8e
Cannot be in charge of the scene while not being present at the scene at the same time.
Day 117Adv Pooe“Warrant Officer Phakula is in charge of the scene”

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