WATCH | Complaint against magistrate in Joe ‘Ferrari’ case to be fast-tracked

Dailydispatch · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Jun 04, 2026 · 630 words · By Herman Moloi

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Story audio is generated using AI The Magistrates Commission has asked its ethics committee to consider, out of turn, a complaint against retired Mpumalanga chief magistrate Toletu Tonjeni this month.

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What happened

Why it matters

Tonjeni left her position last Friday, days after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) filed a complaint against her over her conduct related to the case of Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferarri” Sibanyoni and his co-accused.

Common ground

Tonjeni struck off the roll the extortion case against Sibanyoni, Bafana Sindane, Mvimbi Masilela and Philemon Msiza when prosecutor advocate Mkhuseli Ntaba failed to show up in court.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: WATCH?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that NPA head advocate Andy Mothibi, in consultation with Mpumalanga director of public prosecutions advocate Sonja Mothibi, ordered the withdrawal of the suspension and for Ntaba to return to work?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-04-watch-complaint-against-magistra…

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Claim 1: “NPA head advocate Andy Mothibi, in consultation with Mpumalanga director of public prosecutions advocate Sonja Mothibi, ordered the withdrawal of the suspension and for Ntaba to return to work.”

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This claim is only supported by the Sowetan cross-reference; no other independent sources in the provided evidence confirm the specific orders from Andy and Sonja Mothibi.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — NPA head advocate Andy Mothibi, in consultation with Mpumalanga director of public prosecutions advocate Sonja Mothibi, ordered the withdrawal of the suspension
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-06-04-watch-complaint-ag…

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Claim 2: “Tonjeni announced her intention to retire in July last year , and her retirement was set to take effect on May 31 2026.”

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Sowetan provides the specific dates of the retirement announcement (July last year) and effective date (May 31, 2026). While web results confirm she retired 'last Friday' (relative to June 1), they do not explicitly confirm the July announcement date.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Chief Magistrate Tuletu Tonjeni retired last Friday, with videos of her farewell widely shared on social media, after coming under fire for ...
https://www.facebook.com/EyewitnessNews/posts/chief-magistra…

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Claim 3: “The Magistrates Commission has asked its ethics committee to consider, out of turn, a complaint against retired Mpumalanga chief magistrate Toletu Tonjeni this month.”

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The claim is reported by the Sowetan and corroborated by a web search result mentioning a Magistrates Commission media statement regarding the complaint against Chief Magistrate Tonjeni in June 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee). 147 likes 16 replies. Magistrates Commission Clarifies Retirement of Chief Magistrate Tonjeni Amid Complaint ...
https://x.com/Abramjee/status/2062210970840138015

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web search NEUTRAL — The Magistrates Commission has asked its ethics committee to consider ... complaint against retired Mpumalanga chief magistrate Toletu Tonjeni this month.
https://muckrack.com/herman-moloi/articles

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Claim 4: “She found Ntaba in contempt of court and said she would authorise his warrant of arrest.”

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Sowetan reports this, and a web search result from May 25, 2026, explicitly states that Magistrate Tonjeni issued a warrant of arrest against Ntaba and convicted him of contempt of court.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... The Chief Justice has formed a view that Judge Nkosi's (mis)behaviour is serious enough to warrant removal proceedings. The Chief Justice may ...
https://www.facebook.com/EyewitnessNews/posts/chief-magistra…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 25, 2026 ... ... Mkhuseli Ntaba. Kwaggafontein Chief Magistrate Tuletu Tonjeni issued a warrant of arrest against Ntaba and convicted him of contempt of court ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYwW0NIFDbf/?hl=en

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Claim 5: “Tonjeni left her position last Friday, days after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) filed a complaint against her over her conduct related to the case of Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferarri” Sibanyoni and his co-accused.”

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Multiple sources, including Sowetan and other web results from June 1, 2026, confirm that Tonjeni retired on a Friday and that the NPA filed a complaint regarding her conduct in the Sibanyoni case.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Chief magistrate Tuletu Tonjeni, who struck Joe Sibanyoni's extortion case off the roll at her farewell party on Friday. https://t.co/ZrYq5pNfSZ ...
https://www.facebook.com/sowetanlive/videos/chief-magistrate…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tonjeni left her position last Friday, days after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) filed a complaint against her over her conduct related to the case ...
https://muckrack.com/herman-moloi/articles

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Claim 6: “The NPA has since re-enrolled the matter in the Delmas magistrate’s court.”

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Sowetan reports the re-enrollment, and this is corroborated by multiple web sources including eNCA and YouTube reports from late May 2026 confirming the case was re-enrolled in the Delmas Magistrate's Court.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... The NPA has confirmed that court papers have been filed by taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni to halt his imminent arrest, following the NPA ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR4vQk_uNBY

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... However, the case was later re-enrolled in the Delmas Magistrate's Court on Thursday, which released Sibanyoni and his co-accused on bail after ...
https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-28-sibanyoni-gran…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... The case was struck off the court roll on 18 May by chief magistrate Tuletu Tonjeni after state prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba failed to show up in ...
https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/case-against-joe-ferra…

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Claim 7: “Sibanyoni and his co accused presented themselves at the Delmas magistrate’s court last week, where they were released on R70,000 bail each and the matter was postponed to September 1 2026.”

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Claim 8: “He and his co-accused are alleged to have extorted R2m from businessman Thomas Ntuli between 2022 and 2025.”

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Claim 9: “The NPA subsequently suspended Ntaba.”

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The claim is reported by Sowetan, but the provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (discussing car rentals and a band), providing no independent corroboration.

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Claim 10: “On Wednesday, NPA spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said they have lifted Ntaba’s suspension.”

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This claim is only supported by the Sowetan cross-reference; no other independent sources in the provided evidence confirm the lifting of the suspension.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — NPA spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said they have lifted Ntaba’s suspension.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-06-04-watch-complaint-ag…

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Claim 11: “Tonjeni struck off the roll the extortion case against Sibanyoni, Bafana Sindane, Mvimbi Masilela and Philemon Msiza when prosecutor advocate Mkhuseli Ntaba failed to show up in court.”

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The fact that Tonjeni struck the extortion case against Sibanyoni and co-accused off the roll due to prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba's absence is confirmed by Sowetan and multiple independent web search results (eNCA, etc.).

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web search NEUTRAL — The Mpumalanga chief magistrate who struck the extortion case against Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and co-accused off the roll might not have to account for her decision. This is after she retired on Frida…
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-06-01-watch-magistrate-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tonjeni struck off the roll the extortion case against Sibanyoni, Bafana Sindane, Mvimbi Masilela and Philemon Msiza when prosecutor advocate Mkhuseli Ntaba failed to show up in court.
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-04-watch-compla…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sibanyoni, Bafana Sindane, Mvimbi Daniel Masilela, and Philemon Msiza appeared in the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court where they faced charges of money laundering and extortion.
https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-05-19-joe-ferra…

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Claim 12: “He laid charges against the group in November last year.”

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Claim 13: “Sowetan reported Tonjeni had her farewell party last Friday at a three-star wildlife resort situated between Mbombela and White River.”

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The claim is reported by Sowetan, but the provided web search results are completely irrelevant (discussing skating and contractors), offering no corroboration for the farewell party details.

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