As the state's fourth witness since the new trial kicked off almost two weeks ago, Steyn made the explosive revelations in court on Thursday afternoon.

Steyn said the scope of his investigation included combing through data from the phones of the people who were in the house the night Senzo Meyiwa was shot.

The first call from a number linked to accused number five, Sfisokuhle Ntuli, to Meyiwa’s lover Kelly Khumalo was allegedly made on 2 August 2014.

Steyn said a second call was made to one of Khumalo’s phones on 15 October 2014 less than two weeks before the alleged robbery.

Khumalo and Meyiwa were in a relationship when the Bafana Bafana captain was shot at Khumalo's home in Vosloorus in 2014 during an apparent robbery.

He further told the court that the data on Khumalo’s phone was wiped hours after Meyiwa was killed.

“That can mean the owner of the phone did delete everything on the phone or some of the information but because it’s a smartphone, we have access to some of your information," Steyn added.

While Steyn is expected to continue his testimony on Friday the 28th of July 2023, his testimony rattled the quiet courtroom with accused four and five visibly shocked.