Overview
- The Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court postponed a formal bail hearing for taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and two co-accused, who remain in custody.
- Prosecutors requested a seven-day delay to secure additional material for the case and signaled they will fight any bid for bail.
- The trio — Sibanyoni, Daniel Masilela and Philemon Msiza — face extortion and two money-laundering counts linked to a 2025 complaint by a mining-sector businessman who reported paying more than R2 million.
- Police said the Mpumalanga Organised Crime Unit led cross-provincial arrests, detaining two suspects in Gauteng and one in Mpumalanga, while a fourth suspect is still being sought.
- Defense counsel Shaun Abrahams said the team was ready to proceed and criticized the National Prosecuting Authority for poor engagement with the defense.