The case of taxi chief in Mpumalanga, Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni, has been returned to the list of court cases.
Sibanyoni and his three co-detainees are expected to line up at the Delmas Magistrate’s Court.
The four suspects are expected to appear in court on Thursday after the case was transferred due to tensions over the sensitivity of the case.
Sibanyoni and the accused are also facing allegations of defrauding money of more than R2 million which is said to be the protection money of a local businessman.
The case was dismissed on May 18 by Chief Magistrate Tuletu Tonjeni after state prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba failed to appear in court.
Tonjeni also issued a warrant for Ntaba’s arrest and convicted him of contempt of court, which led the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to strongly oppose this.
The NPA has accused the Magistrate of misusing the law and has decided to challenge the decision in the high court.
