Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused are expected to return to court on Thursday after their extortion case was struck off the roll.

Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni extortion case is back on the court roll.

Sibanyoni and his three co-accused are expected to line up in the dock of the Delmas Magistrate’s Court.

The four accused are expected to appear in court on Thursday after the matter was transferred amid escalating tensions over the case's sensitivity.

Sibanyoni and his co-accused face allegations of extorting more than R2 million in so-called protection fees from a local mining entrepreneur.