Two men who allegedly killed four students while drag racing in Soweto did not appear in court as expected on Tuesday.
Community leader Dlangezwa Mvelase said the case would be heard in the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
“We will be here picketing tomorrow… We want to oppose their bail,” said Mvelase.
The men, one of whom is alleged to be well-known hip hop artist Molemo ‘Jub-Jub’ Maarohanye, were racing down the road which runs between Protea Glen and Protea North on Monday when they smashed into four boys walking home from school with two other friends.
The teenagers, aged between 17 and 19, were killed on the scene when the two Mini Coopers collided.
Metro police spokeswoman Edna Mamonyane said: “It is a two-way street and one of the cars went into the other lane, driving in the lane of oncoming traffic, parallel to one another.”
When a car came from the other direction, the driver tried to swerve back into the right lane and crashed into the Mini he was allegedly racing.
“They both drove onto the pavement and mowed down the four young boys who were still in school uniform,” Mamonyane said.
The two speedsters would face charges of culpable homicide and negligent and reckless driving.