Popular musician Katlego Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna, is continuing his legal fight after approaching the Polokwane High Court to appeal his recent bail judgment.
Shebe’s lawyer, Michael Khumalo, appeared before the High Court on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, challenging the decision that dismissed his latest bail application based on new facts.
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The Polokwane Magistrates Court, led by Magistrate Godfrey Netshiozwi, denied Shebe bail on 30 April, ruling that no new facts had been presented before the court.
During the appeal proceedings, Khumalo told the court that Netshiozwi failed to properly consider several issues raised by the defence as new facts.
These included Shebe’s alleged urgent need for medical treatment linked to his injured leg.
Khumalo also argued that Netshiozwi shouldn’t have presided over the matter because he had previously signed the warrant for Shebe’s arrest.
He further claimed that the magistrate allowed personal feelings to influence the decision to refuse bail.
Khumalo pleaded with the High Court to give Shebe what he described as a “final chance”, promising that the musician would obey the law if released on bail.
“What we are saying is that the finding on the part of the learned magistrate that there are no new facts ended the inquiry. The bail application was refused based on the finding that there is no new fact,” Khumalo argued.
Judge Naude Odendaal questioned whether the issues raised had already been dealt with during previous bail proceedings, saying witnesses had testified and evidence had already been presented before the magistrate.
The court also questioned whether the issue of exceptional circumstances had already been addressed during the hearing.
In response, Khumalo argued that in a bail application based on new facts, the court must first decide whether new facts exist before considering whether exceptional circumstances justify release in the interests of justice.
He maintained that the magistrate prematurely ended the inquiry by incorrectly ruling that there were no new facts before the court.
After Khumalo closed his arguments, the matter was postponed to 12 June for state Advocate Phaladi Mphahlele to file supplementary heads of argument.
Shebe is facing 20 charges, including three counts of attempted murder, negligent discharge of a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH), among others.
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This is his second bail appeal in the High Court and his fourth attempt to secure bail.
His case has already been transferred to the Polokwane Regional Court and is awaiting a trial date.
