Friend, bouncer tell of pub stabbing

Mamane (pictured) following an apparent argument over Mamane’s manhood.

A friend of the deceased, Siyavuya Mangwana, told the court that an altercation between the two men broke out after he and the deceased went to greet Mamane, who was seated with some friends.

Mangwana said that he had been friends with Mpalweni for more than a year and that Mamane was an acquaintance.

“I went to the bar with Mpalweni and other friends. I saw some people I knew and went over to their table to greet them. The accused was amongst the group I went to greet. I did not notice the deceased following me when I walked over to the table and only saw him once I got there. I greeted the people by shaking their hands and I heard the deceased and the accused having an argument and swearing at each other. I intervened and stepped between the two of them.

Calm

“I then talked to Mamane and asked him to calm down. While I was talking to the accused, he held me by my collar. I asked him what I had done to him. He then brushed my shoulder and apologised,” said Mangwana.

He said he then walked away with Mpalweni and enquired about the argument.

“I did not hear properly what the deceased said about the cause of the argument. The only thing I heard him say was that the accused had made a remark towards him when he was pulling up the sleeves of his hoodie. The deceased never told me clearly what the remark was but I gathered that it had made