'He's a thief, he's a druggie but him shooting Senzo is nonsense' - Chicco Twala on son's involvement in Meyiwa murder

JOHANNESBURG - A case of theft against Longwe Twala, the son of legendary producer and musician, Chicco Twala, has been postponed to next Thursday while the State in the matter has dropped charges against his brother, Sello.

The siblings made a brief appearance before the Randburg Magistrates Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday on charges of theft lodged against them by their father.

Twala claims that in July, while he was away on business, Longwe and his brother, Sello, orchestrated a robbery that saw equipment valued at nearly R300,000 stolen from him.

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The pair was arrested on Tuesday and spent the night in jail pending their first appearance on Wednesday. 

The State dropped its case against Sello due to a lack of evidence. 

However, they are moving forward with their case against Longwe.

Although initially scheduled to be heard on Wednesday morning, the matter only sat in the afternoon following numerous delays with the submission of the police docket. 

Outside the courtroom, Chicco Twala insisted that the matter was a means to protect his children. 

Twala also touched on Longwe’s alleged involvement in the murder trial of soccer star, Senzo Meyiwa.

He accused the defence in the matter of being psychopaths, who were grasping at straws. 

"I know him. He is a thief, he is a druggie but him shooting Senzo is nonsense. Whatever people are saying about him and if I was protecting him, why would I actually? This man was in the streets all his life, I wouldn’t have accepted him when he came from rehab. If I was protecting him as being my son, why would i leave him in the streets?"

Longwe returns to the same court on 12 September.