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AKA and Tibz murder trial adjourned as defence challenges firearm evidence
The murder trial was adjourned on Tuesday at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban as the State continued presenting evidence.
Seven men have pleaded not guilty to charges connected to the killings.
Rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and businessman Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane were shot outside a Durban restaurant in February 2023.
The State alleges a firearm recovered from accused Siyanda Eddie Myeza is linked to the killings and another murder.
A former police officer said he found the gun during Myeza’s arrest in April 2023, but the defence disputes how the firearm was recovered and suggested it was planted.
The State has called five witnesses, with more testimony expected as prosecutors build their case.
The trial is scheduled to continue during the current trial period, but a confirmed date and time for the next sitting have not been established.
The AKA and Tibz murder trial was adjourned on Tuesday at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban.
The defence is challenging evidence linking accused number three, Siyanda Eddie Myeza, to a firearm allegedly connected to the killings.
The State alleges that the firearm was linked to the February 2023 murders of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and businessman Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.
Seven men are standing trial, and all have pleaded not guilty.
By Tuesday, the State had called five witnesses.
- Who
- Seven men, including accused number three, Siyanda Eddie Myeza, are standing trial over the killings of Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.
- What
- The trial was adjourned as the defence challenged firearm evidence linking Myeza to the killings.
- When
- Tuesday; the article was published on 13 October 2026.
- Where
- KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban, South Africa.
- Why
- The defence is disputing the circumstances in which the firearm was recovered and whether it supports the State’s allegations against Myeza.
The State
Myeza’s defence
Firearm evidence
The State
The State alleges the firearm is linked to the murders of Forbes and Motsoane and has presented evidence connecting it to the killings.
Myeza’s defence
The defence challenges the circumstances in which the firearm was recovered and suggests it was planted on Myeza.
Recovery of firearm
The State
A former Tactical Response Team officer testified that he personally recovered the firearm from Myeza during a body search.
Myeza’s defence
Myeza’s advocate challenged the officer’s account of the arrest and recovery.
Taxi boss Gift Khanyile was murdered in Mayville, Durban, and the State alleges the firearm was linked to his killing.
Forbes and Motsoane were shot outside a restaurant on Florida Road in Durban.
A former Tactical Response Team officer testified that Myeza was arrested in Umlazi and that a firearm was recovered during a body search.
The former officer testified about Myeza’s arrest and the firearm recovery.
The trial was adjourned as the defence continued challenging the firearm evidence; the State had called five witnesses.
- Accused
- Seven men are standing trial; all have pleaded not guilty
- Accused number three
- Siyanda Eddie Myeza
- Victims
- Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane
- Murder location
- Outside a restaurant on Florida Road, Durban
- State witnesses
- Five had been called by Tuesday
Sources
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