By Marcus Moloko
Mpumalanga taxi tycoon Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his three co-accused may soon return to court after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed that their extortion and money laundering case is likely to be re-enrolled.
The Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court struck the matter off the roll earlier this week when state prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba failed to appear for bail proceedings, despite a direct order from the magistrate.
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National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Adv Andy Mothibi confirms that Ntaba was suspended and that the Office for Ethics and Accountability was instructed to investigate the circumstances surrounding his absence.
“So the prosecutor has received a suspension letter. But when I spoke to him, he was indicating that he was still to speak to the prosecutor because you know when you’re on suspension of course you’ve got to be
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