The State is expected to update the Brakpan Magistrate's Court on outstanding cellphone evidence when Matipandile Sotheni, the alleged hitman in the Madlanga witness murder case linked to Van der Merwe, returns to court on Wednesday. The update forms part of ongoing proceedings in the case, according to IOL. Prosecutors are anticipated to inform the court of progress in securing the cellphone evidence, which remains outstanding ahead of the next stage of the trial.
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