Durban High Court Puts Brakes on of Arrest of KZN Taxi Boss Siyabonga Getsemane Over Questionable Warrants

The Durban High Court has halted the execution of arrest warrants issued against controversial KwaZulu-Natal taxi boss Siyabonga Thomas Getsemane and others

The Durban High Court has halted the execution of arrest warrants issued against controversial KwaZulu-Natal taxi boss Siyabonga Thomas Getsemane, his daughter and two associates, after questions were raised about how the warrants were obtained and why arrest was pursued instead of less drastic legal measures.

The warrants, authorised by the Ntuzuma Magistrate's Court in June, were stayed on Monday following an urgent application in which Getsemane's legal team argued that arrest should be a measure of last resort and that the basis for issuing the warrants remained unclear.

Police had attempted to execute the warrants at Getsemane's home on July 17, but he was not there. It later emerged that the warrants carried the same case number as a 2023 matter in which Getsemane and 12 others were arrested at the Qala Quarry in Inanda, a case that was ultimately not prosecuted.

The order followed an urgent application brought by Getsemane against the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the Minister of Police, and other respondents.