Matipandile Sotheni appoints a third lawyer as his murder case is postponed. According to prosecutors, the matter is not yet ready for transfer to the High Court. They say that only the “mapping and plotting” of cellphone data remains outstanding. Prosecutors indicate that once this technical work is completed, they will seek to move the case to the High Court for trial. The postponement therefore centres on the outstanding cellphone-data tasks rather than on a final determination of the case’s merits. Sotheni’s decision to appoint an additional lawyer comes as the case timeline changes, reflecting ongoing legal representation ahead of the next procedural steps. The case is set to proceed once prosecutors complete the remaining cellphone-data mapping and plotting and take the next step to have the matter heard in the High Court. No further details on the expected timing of the next appearance or the substance of the defence were provided in the available report.