Jub Jub bail hearing enters second day

Two more witnesses are expected to testify in the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Thursday as the bail hearing of hip-hop star Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye and Themba Tshabalala enters its second day.

Investigating officer Inspector Mpho Matshidiso, community policing forum chairman Mandla Gasa and his deputy Monti Mbatha gave testimony on Wednesday.

The court heard that the pair tested positive for morphine and cocaine when their urine samples were taken.

Tshabalala also had alcohol in his blood. A breathalyser showed his alcohol levels were 0,4 milligrams of alcohol per 1 000 millilitres of breath.

The pair were allegedly racing their Mini Coopers on Mdlalose Street, Soweto, on Monday March 8 when they crashed into a group of schoolboys, killing four and critically injuring two.

Scores of police officers were expected to keep the peace outside the court. On Wednesday, hundreds of schoolchildren—brandishing sticks, tree branches and African National Congress flags—protested outside the building, vowing to “destroy” the two if they were granted bail.

‘We are not afraid’
The crowd promised to the return armed on Thursday.

“Tomorrow if the police attack students, we will come ready, armed with bricks and stones and anything ... we are not afraid of them,” Congress of South African Students’ Kenneth Mbatha said.

“We will be attending school here. Jub Jub and his friend will suffer. It doesn’t matter if his mother is a businesswoman, he will not get special treatment,” he said to cheers.

The bail hearing was expected to be wrapped up by Thursday afternoon.—Sapa