Controversial North West businessman and alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi is set to make his fourth bid for bail on August 25, after three previous applications were rejected by the courts.

Controversial North West businessman and alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi is set to make his fourth attempt to secure bail when he returns to the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on August 25, after three previous bids were rejected.

His latest application will be based on what his lawyers say are new facts in the case stemming from an alleged staged assassination attempt in Vosloorus last year.

Mogotsi made a brief appearance at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

The matter comes after the court dismissed his application to compel prosecutors to disclose the identities and addresses of state witnesses expected to testify against him. The court ruled that their details should remain confidential because of safety concerns.