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Musician Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke appears before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on 23 April 2026.
The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo has postponed the bail application of musician, Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke, until Tuesday next week.
Chauke has been behind bars at the Polokwane Correctional Centre since November last year and is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder.
A state witness Fikile Nkosi, who is also a nurse at the prison, took the stand on Thursday.
Nkosi says that Chauke didn’t submit a request for medical attention while in custody.
However, defence lawyer Michael Khumalo argues that his client should be granted bail based on newly submitted facts that he is currently receiving treatment for a leg fracture sustained in a car crash two years ago.
“If something existed earlier and the applicant was not aware of it or becomes aware of it in the later stage, it is regarded for the purposes of bail on new facts as a new fact. But also, new facts include factors which existed at a time but the circumstances under which they existed have since changed.”
Meanwhile, some fans who attended court proceedings express disappointment with the postponement.
“We are not happy with the postponement because we were hoping that by today we will be going home with him, especially with the fact that the arguments put before court are something tangable, it is something that has weight and we were hoping that today it will be concluded, but we understand and we are hoping that next week we are going home with him and he will be sleeping at home.”
The matter was adjourned to allow the state prosecution to present its closing arguments.
Lehlogonolo ‘Shebe Maburna’ Chauke bail application:
