Kelly Khumalo. Picture: Instagram
Finger are pointing to award-winning singer Kelly Khumalo as the mastermind behind Senzo Meyiwa’s murder.
As the trial continues at the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, one of the five men accused of killing Meyiwa, provided the court with a written confession and statement claiming they were paid R100 000 to carry out the alleged hit on the former Bafana Bafana captain.
He implicated Khumalo as the one who ordered the hit. It was also revealed that Khumalo had contacted one of the accused just hours before Meyiwa’s murder.
Since the damning reports, Khumalo’s sister, Zandile “Zandie” Gumede, took to social media again to encourage Khumalo to prove her innocence.
She shared a family photo on Instagram and wrote: “Bo Mashobane sekuseduze phambili, God is at work.
“Isilungu sithi lies will travel halfway across the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes and tying its laces … seliqedile ke iqiniso ukufaka izicathulo aluqale uhambo ⭐️.”
In English, this translates to: “We are almost there, God is at work. There’s an English saying that goes ‘lies will travel halfway across the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes and tying its laces’.
“The truth has finally finished putting its shoes on and the journey must begin.”
Since the beginning of the trial, Gumede has stood by Khumalo to ward off social media trolls, who believe that Khumalo is guilty of ordering the hit on her boyfriend.
In January, Gumede took to her timeline to say: “I will stand with you forever because I know your heart and I know Senzo is standing with you wherever he is ... You know we are lions we don’t worry about sheep’s opinions ❤️🦁❤️ @kellykhumaloza.”