Overview
- Molefe’s Alexandra Magistrates’ Court bail refusal was set aside by Judge Brad Wanless, who found insufficient evidence to keep him in custody.
- Conditions include thrice-weekly reporting to Morningside police, confinement to Gauteng with limited business travel to Welkom, a retained passport, and a ban on contacting state witnesses.
- Molefe was arrested in July in connection with the November 2022 killings of DJ Sumbody (Oupa Sefoka) and two bodyguards, and he faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and firearms offenses.
- SAPS says firearms seized in the investigation are forensically linked to about 18 other serious cases, while crime intelligence testimony to the Madlanga Commission has associated Molefe with the alleged ‘Big Five’ cartel.
- The NPA said it was disappointed and will study the ruling, and the EFF condemned the release and demanded immediate protection for witnesses and whistleblowers.