Donovan Wolf News Today

With the Gqeberha high court officially embarking on a seven-week recess, with only urgent matters being dealt with, Weekend Post looks back at some of the headline-making stories which shocked the public.

Murder accused Donovan Wolf came out victorious on Friday when the Gqeberha high court ruled that he be given copies of privileged documentation used by the state, in preparation for the trial.

The addition of a witness at the eleventh hour, who had combed the scene for clues relating to the death of Clyde Stuurman, brought the state’s case against Donovan Wolf under the spotlight.

Murder accused Donovan Wolf is allegedly attempting to poke holes in the state’s case, according to an affidavit by the deputy director of public prosecutions.

While the state has withdrawn a charge of defeating the ends of justice against murder accused Donovan Wolf, arguments about the alleged planting of knives and the handling of the police investigation rage on.

Lawyers for Jeffreys Bay man Donovan Wolf now want access to the police docket, which sets out the sequence of the murder investigation, and correspondence between the police and the office of the deputy director of public prosecutions.

A rope, razor blades and face masks were allegedly found in the pockets of Clyde Stuurman after he was shot dead by a fellow Jeffreys Bay resident.

The trial of murder accused Jeffreys Bay resident Donovan Wolf finally starts on Tuesday, with the first state witness expected to be called.

As Jeffreys Bay resident Donovan Wolf appeared in the Gqeberha high court on Tuesday for the start of his murder trial, all eyes were on the charge of defeating the ends of justice, where Wolf is accused of placing a knife under the victim’s body, allegedly to make it look like self-defence.

The defence team for murder accused Donovan Wolf has challenged the state’s commitment to continue with the case after the matter was postponed in the Gqeberha high court on Wednesday.