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South Africa: Taxi Boss Races to Court to Stop His Own Arrest

The accused say Delmas lacked jurisdiction and seek to stop police from enforcing J50 warrants in an extortion case involving more than R2 million.

Summary by allAfrica
An urgent High Court application filed in Mbombela on Thursday argues the Delmas court had no jurisdiction to issue the arrest warrants. The extortion case was struck off the roll after the state prosecutor failed to appear at a bail hearing earlier this month.

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Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni and three other suspects were granted bail of R70 000 each in the Delmas Magistrate's Court, with strict conditions attached to their release. The four suspects must report regularly to the police station and are not allowed to intimidate or see witnesses in the fraud case. The matter will return to the Delmas Magistrate's Court on September 1, 2026, where the case will continue until completion. Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe …

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Times Live broke the news in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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