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Murder accused Zacharia Olivier in the dock at the High Court in Polokwane.
The trial of a Limpopo farmer is expected to continue on Monday in the High Court in Polokwane. Zacharia Olivier is being tried for the killing of Maria Makgato and Kudzai Ndlovu, and attempted murder of Mabutho Ncube.
The court previously heard that Olivier had ordered two farmworkers to discard the bodies of Makgato and Ndlovu in a pigsty. One of the workers who was initially charged with Olivier, Rudolph de Wet has turned state witness.
The second farm worker, William Musora, is facing charges of defeating the ends of justice and contravening the Immigration Act.
The cross examination of Section 204 witness, Rudolph De Wet is expected to continue when the matter resumes. The trial has been set to proceed until Wednesday this week.
Previously, the cross examination intensified when the defense lawyer, Advocate Jacobus Venter produced a series of letters handwritten by De Wet during his incarceration.
The letters were composed in Afrikaans and stated that Olivier and De Wet made a pact to stick to the same version of events.
