Staff Reporter
Madoda Johannes Sibanyoni, known as Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni, and co-accused Oupa Johannes “Bafana” Sindane have withdrawn an urgent application aimed at blocking the execution of arrest warrants and the re-enrolment of their extortion and money laundering case, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said.
“The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirms that on Friday, 29 May 2026, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mpumalanga Division, received a notice of withdrawal regarding the urgent application filed by attorneys representing Messrs Sibanyoni and Sindane,” NPA National Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said in a statement on Sunday night.
Sibanyoni, Sindane and co-accused Mvimbi Daniel Masilela and Philemon Msiza face charges of extortion and two counts of money laundering.
The state alleges the accused extorted more than R2.2 million in protection fees from mining businessman Thomas Ntuli between 2022 and 2025, after allegedly threatening that his business operations would be shut down if he did
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