Businessman ‘KT’ Molefe denied bail in DJ's murder case due to cellphone evidence

BUSINESSMAN Katiso “KT” Molefe has been denied bail by the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court in connection with the 2022 assassination of music producer and club owner Oupa “DJ Sumbody” Sefoka.

- SIMON MAJADIBODU

Magistrate Renier Boshoff ruled yesterday that Molefe failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances to justify his release on bail. He will remain in custody until his next court appearance on September 18.

Boshoff said that Molefe also has a pending case in another court relating to the murder of Armand Swart, who was shot dead on April 17, 2024.

He said Molefe and his three co-accused - Michael Pule Tau, Musa Kekana, and Diego Floyd Mabusela - are implicated in multiple related cases.

Molefe was arrested in July by the police's political killings task team in Gauteng. He faces several charges, including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.

The State alleges Molefe orchestrated the fatal shooting of DJ Sumbody and his two bodyguards, Sibusiso Mokoena and Sandile Myeza, in Woodmead, Johannesburg, in November 2022.

His co-accused — Tau, Kekana, and Mabusela — have not applied for bail.