JOHANNESBURG - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will re-enroll the case against taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni's extortion and money laundering case.
NPA spokesperson Kaiser Kganyago says the authority is busy with the process.
Kganyago explains that the Sibanyoni, who appeared alongside three others, including high-flying businessman Bafana Sindane, are outside on a technicality.
"They are not out on the merits of their case," he says.
The four men face allegations of extorting more than R2-million in so-called protection fees from a local mining entrepreneur.
The men went home after the magistrate described state prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba's absence from court as an unreasonable delay.
Ntaba had explained to the magistrate on Friday that he had a prior engagement on Monday. Despite this, the judge ordered him to present himself in court.
After the no-show, the matter was struck off the roll.
A warrant of arrest was issued for Ntaba, who was ruled to be in contempt of court.
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Kganyago also said that state prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba will be meeting with the provincial head of Public Prosecution to give his version of events.
The matter involving Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni, businessman Bafana Sindane and two others was struck off the court roll on Monday.
The magistrate alleged that there was an unreasonable delay, making it difficult for the matter to proceed.
NPA head of legal services, Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga, said they will be studying the order to strike the matter off the court roll.
"We have great difficulty with the order that was made," said spokesperson Adv Mthunzi Mhaga.
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"Hence, we are reflecting to determine whether it was the only permissible mechanism on how this matter could have been dealt with," he said.
NPA spokesperson Kaiser Kganyago says a report will be sent to the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv. Andy Mothibi.
Kganyago says this is the first time such an incident has happened to the NPA since its founding in 1998.