Zandi Khumalo Explains What Happened The Night Senzo Meyiwa Died
Kelly Khumalo's sister Zandi tells her side of the story about Senzo's death.
Zandi Khumalo Explains What Happened The Night Meyiwa Died. After years of speculations and pointing fingers of who killed Bafana Bafana player Senzo Meyiwa it seems the truth is coming closer to the light. Everyone who was present in the night of his death is presenting their side of the story.
First it was Longwe Thwala the son of Chicco who came forward with his story after the news that it’s his father’s gun that killed Meyiwa came to the public’s attention. Now, Zandi who was also present the night of the incident has spoken up for the first time of what happened.
Speaking on Ukhozi FM Zandi said that since Senzo’s death‚ she and her family had been in constant contact with the police and had given them every little detail of what really happened that day.
Senzo was shot dead while visiting his girlfriend‚ Kelly Khumalo‚ at her mother’s house in Vosloorus in October 2014.
Zandi explained what happened on that day during the radio insert.
“It was a Sunday. We were coming from a show which was at Dorothy Nyembe [park]. We were happy‚ and we went and fetched Senzo’s friend‚ whose name is Tumelo‚ in Spruitview. We arrived at home‚ sat down and ate. It was a very happy day. My mother had prepared Sunday dinner for us.
“Late in the afternoon‚ Longwe [Twala] called saying he is coming [to the house]. I said he should come because my mother had cooked. When he arrived‚ I went to fetch him outside. Then all of us began to eat.
She then went to call neighbours and one of her mother’s friends‚ who lives in the house opposite hers.
When she came back‚ she saw that Senzo was being taken to his BMW SUV. She said she asked why an ambulance wasn’t called‚ but was told it would take a long time.
“We then got into the car. I then continued to apply pressure on the chest wound where Senzo was hit. As we drove along the way‚ I could see that Senzo wanted to close his eyes… I then felt that his stomach was becoming cold. We arrived at the hospital and went to the emergency ward. Medical staff began examining him and later my mother arrived. She rushed to where medical staff was helping Senzo‚ the next thing I heard was her voice screaming‚” Zandi said.
When asked where Twala was during the ordeal‚ Zandi replied: “Longwe simply rushed outside‚ and I don’t know where he went. I only saw him when he arrived with my mother in hospital.”
