By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The case against rapper and TV presenter Jub Jub has been postponed to the 5th of February at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court.
Maarohanye made his appearance at the the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning.
During his court appearance last month, the rapper, through his legal representative, asked for his case to be postponed to next year due to a work tour commitment.
The rapper was arrested in July and is facing 13 charges, including rape, attempted murder, assault and kidnapping.
He was released on bail of R10,000 and has denied all charges.
As part of his bail conditions, he has been ordered by the court to hand over his passport to the state as he is not allowed to leave the country until the conclusion of the case.
According to the NPA, one of the complainants opened a case of rape in February last year and alleged the incidents happened between 2006 and 2009 while she was in a relationship with him.
“She decided to approach the police following Maarohanye’s degrading comments about her on a podcast,” said the NPA.
“After seeing her speaking out about her ordeal on social media, more women decided that it was time to come forward and tell their stories.”
The matter has been postponed to allow his defence team time to thoroughly study the state’s case and prepare for trial.
Speaking to the media outside the court, Maarohanye’s lawyer Terrence Baloyi said the defence team has requested further particulars, as “something is not adding up”.
“The main point of contention is that we had requested further particulars which were furnished this morning, as a result we do not know whether we have been provided with everything we requested. We need to consult,” he said.
“Justice delayed is justice denied, we’re being delayed but hopefully they have provided us with everything we need to proceed with the matter.”
Baloyi is confident that the charges against Maarohanye will not hold.
Commenting on his state of readiness for trial, he said if the charges had any basis, they would have been reported much earlier, emphasising that the defence is not shaken.
In 2010, Maarohanye was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for murder and attempted murder.
The sentence followed an incident where four children were killed when Maarohanye bumped on them while racing under the influence of drugs.
His conviction was overturned in 2014 and the sentence was reduced to 10 years, however, he was released on parole in 2017 after serving only four years in jail.