My heart was beating so fast,
he just looked at me while his phone was still
on his ear. His face looked so annoyed.
Mr Ndlovu: "Excuse me, who are you?"
Lino : "Am Lino Zikelele."
Mr Ndlovu: "What do you want?"
Lino : That question caught me off
guard. I didn't expect it so soon.
"Uummhhh."
Mr Ndlovu: " I'm busy,i don't have time to
listen to your stupid murmuring."
Then he walked away and started talking on his
phone again. "Sorry, baf, some girl was here
disturbing me kodwa we can continue now."
Lino : I watched him walking away.
Well, I didn't see him walking away; I
actually saw my dream walking away.
Then I remembered my late father's words in
my head again. Then Jeremiah 29:11 came into my
heart: "For I know the plans I have for you,
plans to prosper you and not to harm you…."
I felt my confidence building up, and I ran to
him again. This time he was facing mydirection and looking at me running
toward him.
Mr Ndlovu: "But what's wrong girl,
where's the security ." He looked more
annoyed now.
Lino : "I want to share my thoughts
about the case with you." I maintained
eye contact with him.
Mr Ndlovu: "I don't have time for
journalists, I'm busy sisi."
Lino : "I am not a journalist, I am an
admitted attorney of the High Court of
South Africa and I didn't say I want to
hear your thoughts I'm saying, I want to share
with you about my thoughts."
ok Lino , did you just say that to him,
but I didn't show him, I was scared and
intimidated. I maintained this confidence
look. He just looked at me puzzled, like
he didn't know what to say. I could see
he was in some deep thoughts.
Lino mtha: I knew I had to strike
immediately while he's still busy looking
at me that way. "The prosecutor used the
medical report, but there was no medical
officer to come and testify regarding
that report. That is hearsay evidence. In
our law, hearsay evidence, whether oral
or in writing, the probative value of which
depends upon the credibility of any
person other than the person saying it.
The general rule is that hearsay officer must hear all relevant evidence
offered. He or she normally does not
have the right to ignore or refuse to hear
any evidence related to the case.
However, there is one exception to this
rule, that being that the evidence
admitted must also be legally
permissible. Our law is explicit in that
hearsay evidence is not allowed."
Lino mtha: he was still looking at me, but
the look was so inquisitive now. He was
listening attentively and I knew that I
had gained his attention. I continued
with so much confidence: "Section 3 of
the Evidence Act makes the following
provision: Subject to the provisions of
any other law, hearsay shall not be