Media personality Jub Jub (Molemo Maarohanye) is arrested and faces charges linked to an alleged confrontation with an e-hailing driver in Edenvale, Johannesburg. Police allegations say a man associated with Jub Jub confronted an e-hailing driver over claims of a romantic relationship involving the complainant’s girlfriend. Authorities further allege the incident involved detaining the driver and an unlawful discharge of a firearm. Jub Jub appears in court in connection with the matter and denies the firearm-related allegations, telling media that there was “no gun.” After a court appearance in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, the case is postponed for further investigation. One report states the matter is postponed to August 24. Another report says Jub Jub is granted R5,000 bail after a High Court intervention and is released while investigations continue. Court scheduling also shifts: he is reported as no longer appearing on one date and instead scheduled to appear again on Wednesday. The parties’ accounts differ, with allegations raised by police and responses and denials attributed to Jub Jub.
Jub Jub denies firearm claims after arrest linked to alleged Edenvale e-hailing incident
Media personality Jub Jub (Molemo Maarohanye) is arrested and faces charges linked to an alleged confrontation with an e-hailing driver in Edenvale, Johannesburg. Police allegations say a man associat...
- Jub Jub (Molemo Maarohanye) is arrested and linked to allegations involving an e-hailing driver in Edenvale.
- Police allege the confrontation involves claims about a romantic relationship connected to the complainant’s girlfriend.
- Police allege kidnapping/detention and unlawful discharge of a firearm, along with defeating the ends of justice.
- Jub Jub denies the firearm allegations, saying there was “no gun.”
- He is released on R5,000 bail after High Court intervention, and the matter is postponed for further investigation.
“There’s no gun”: Jub Jub responds after allegations of kidnapping and firearm discharge in Edenvale case
2 months agoJub Jub remains out on R5,000 bail after appearing in the Germiston Magistrate's Court on charges of kidnapping, unlawful discharge of a firearm and defeating the ends of justice. The case, linked to an alleged confrontation with an e-hailing driver in Edenvale, has been postponed to August 24 for further investigation.
2 months ago“There’s no gun”: Jub Jub responds after allegations of kidnapping and firearm discharge in Edenvale case
2 months agoJub Jub has been released on R5,000 bail after a High Court ruling, as investigations continue into an alleged confrontation involving an e-hailing driver.
2 months agoTV host Jub Jub will no longer appear in court on Monday as initially expected and is now scheduled to appear on Wednesday in connection with an alleged kidnapping and shooting incident involving an e-hailing driver in Edenvale.
2 months agoHe was arrested after he allegedly confronted an e-hailing driver of being involved in a romantic relationship with his girlfriend.
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