Gogo Maweni Granted Bail After Week In Custody

Controversial traditional healer and media personality Gogo Maweni, whose real name is Makgotso Mofokeng, was granted R5, 000 bail by Magistrate Rozelle Khiye on Monday.

Maweni who had spent more than a week behind bars on charges, including alleged assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm GBH from an incident dating back to 2019, jumped for joy after the ruling.

Even though the State had not opposed bail her legal counsel, Advocate Riaan Gissing fought hard to convince the court that his client is not a repeat offender and will not evade justice once granted bail.

Although no risk to the public was found, the state charged her with providing false information during her bail application - the case has been postponed to February 11.

The court has heard that the accused has previous convictions and she was asked more than once but she said she does not have any previous convictions. Furthermore, the court understands that she was accused and convicted on theft and fraud charges. This to me suggest that there is an issue of dishonest on the part of the accused, Magistrate Khiye stated.