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Alleged political fixer, Brown Mogotsi's, lawyer says they will appeal the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court's decision to deny him bail for a second time. The court dismissed Mogotsi's latest bid for freedom, ruling that the new facts presented by his legal team were insufficient to warrant his release. Mogotsi was arrested shortly after appearing before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in May. He faces charges of unlawful possession of a firearm […]
Alleged political fixer, Brown Mogotsi, is set to return to the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on 22 June with a fresh bail application, as his legal team moves to address concerns that led to the dismissal of his initial bid for release. Mogotsi remains behind bars after the court last week denied him bail, finding that he had failed to show that the interests of justice favoured his release. Among the […]
Disgraced Pretoria Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) analyst, Captain Itumeleng Laurence Makgotloe (53), remains in custody at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility after the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court postponed his bail application to 9 June. Makgotloe faces charges of defeating the ends of justice, two counts of being an accessory after the fact to murder, and unlawful possession of ammunition. "Mr. Makgotloe we have to postpone the matter, as you have heard, […]
Alleged political fixer, Brown Mogotsi, will remain behind bars after the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court denied his bail application, finding that he failed to show that the interests of justice favoured his release and that the State had presented a strong case against him. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Magistrate Annelise Thlapi, raised concerns over conflicting residential addresses provided by Mogotsi and his wife, as well as evidence suggesting investigators struggled to […]
The man accused of assassinating prominent Johannesburg attorney, Bouwer van Niekerk, has abandoned his bail application in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. Twenty-nine-year-old, Mukelani Ntombela, who faces charges of murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition following Van Niekerk’s killing in September last year, appeared in court on Friday. Ntombela’s legal representative, Marius Van Wyngaar, told the court on Friday that the defence would no longer proceed […]
The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has reserved judgment in the bail application of alleged political fixer, Brown Mogotsi, as prosecutors continue to oppose his release over concerns linked to ballistic evidence and alleged discrepancies surrounding his residential address. Mogotsi appeared in court on Thursday for the second day of his bail proceedings, with the State arguing that evidence before the court raises concerns he may abscond if granted bail. The controversial […]
Alleged political fixer, Brown Mogotsi, has denied allegations that he attempted to bribe the investigating officer handling his case, as his bail application in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court faces further delays over disputes surrounding his residential address. Mogotsi returned to court on Monday following his arrest shortly after appearing before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry more than a week ago. The State accuses Mogotsi of staging his own assassination attempt […]
The son of former Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused have abandoned their bail application, as the defence considers entering into plea negotiations with the State. Bellarmine Mugabe (28) and Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze (33) appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday in connection with last month’s shooting of a gardener (23) at Mugabe’s Hyde Park home in Johannesburg. The pair had initially been expected to formally apply for […]
Persistent power outages at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court have once again delayed the bail application of Bellarmine Mugabe, the son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, leaving him and his co-accused behind bars for another week. Mugabe and Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, made a brief appearance in court on Thursday morning, but proceedings were halted due to a power outage - the second disruption in recent days. The pair have been […]
