By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The Johannesburg Magistrate Court has reserved judgement in the bail application of the political fixer and controversial figure Oupa Brown Mogotsi.
Mogotsi appeared again in court on Thursday for his formal bail application.
He faces charges of perjury, defeating the ends of justice, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and discharging a firearm in a public place.
The charges relate to allegations that he staged his own assassination attempt in Vosloorus, East of Johannesburg in November 2025.
During today’s proceedings, State prosecutor Thami Mpekane read a supplementary affidavit by the investigating officer which reiterated that Mogotsi’s residential address could not be confirmed.
“A pin location was supplied as per the applicant’s supplemental statement placed before the court. At the pin location of the left-hand side, I found a residential address. There was no street number displayed at the house,” reads the affidavit.
“I approached the house and found a female at the residence and introduced myself. She introduced herself as Dorothy Ledwaba. I confirmed that she is the same person who supplied the affidavit relating to the applicant’s residential status.
As I could not establish the street number of the property, I asked Ledwaba if she knows what the number of the property is. She immediately told me that the number is 4544. This does not correspond with the house number in the affidavit.”
In his defence, his attorneys, Nthabiseng Mohomane and Makau William Sekgatja, insisted that authorities had been given accurate information.
Sekgatja said Mogotsi did not lie about his home address, and he is not a flight risk, citing strong family ties, businesses in the North West, and a willingness to surrender his passport.
They argued that Mogotsi remains presumed innocent until proven guilty by a competent court of law.
Magistrate reserved judgment for a bail decision to 4 June, with the defence proposing R10 000 bail while the State requested R100 000.