By Marcus Moloko
The extortion and money laundering case against Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his three co-accused has been re-enrolled and will return to court on Wednesday at the Delmas Magistrate’s Court.
Sibanyoni, along with Oupa Josiah “Bafana” Sindane, Mvimbi Daniel Masilela, and Philemon Makhaya Msiza, face allegations of extorting more than R2 million in protection fees from a local mining entrepreneur.
The matter was struck off the roll last week at the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court after prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba failed to appear for bail proceedings.
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Magistrate Tuletu Tonjeni found Ntaba in contempt of court and issued a warrant of arrest. Ntaba has since been placed on precautionary suspension pending an internal investigation.
But the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has now filed a formal complaint against Magistrate Tonjeni with the Magistrates Commission, arguing that her
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