The lawyers of former eThekwini city manager, Sipho Nzuza, are currently challenging the seizure of his cellphone by Hawks members during his arrest for fraud.
Testifying in the Durban High Court on Wednesday, a State witness from Digital Forensic Investigations (DFI) unit said she could not confirm the specific timing of the seizure of former eThekwini city manager Sipho Nzuza’s cellphone, which occurred during his March 10, 2020 arrest by the Hawks.
Nzuza was arrested for corruption, money laundering, and racketeering related to the R320 million Durban Solid Waste tender. He is charged alongside former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 20 others.
The witness, an administrative clerk at DFI whose identity is protected, explained that she utilised a forensic machine to extract data from the device.
She further said she used her Cellebrite UFED licence when doing the job, adding that the software was licensed by the South African Police Service at that time.
