The National Prosecuting Authority says it is ready to proceed with the prosecution of media personality Molemo Katleho Maarohanye, popularly known as Jub Jub, in a firearm-related case stemming from an alleged confrontation with an e-hailing driver in Edenvale.

Maarohanye appeared in the Germiston Magistrates’ Court on Monday, after failing to attend an earlier court proceeding.

The case was postponed to 17 September 2026 after the State requested additional time to ensure that the defence was fully furnished with the contents of the police docket.

The NPA said its investigations into the matter had now been finalised and that it was ready to proceed with the prosecution.

Maarohanye faces two charges relating to an alleged firearm incident.

He is charged with possession of an imitation firearm with the intent to commit an offence and pointing of anything likely to cause a person to believe that it is a firearm.

The charges arise from an incident involving an e-hailing driver in Edenvale on 14 June 2026.

During the subsequent investigation, law enforcement officials seized a pellet gun from Maarohanye’s residence.

The NPA has not alleged that the seized pellet gun was used to fire live ammunition. Instead, the charges before the court relate to allegations that an imitation firearm was possessed with criminal intent and that an object was pointed in circumstances likely to make another person believe it was a firearm.

The distinction is significant because South African law recognises that objects resembling firearms can be used to threaten or intimidate people, even when they are not capable of firing conventional ammunition.

Maarohanye’s case is being dealt with in the magistrates’ court, which will determine the criminal proceedings at this stage.

The latest postponement does not amount to a finding of guilt, and Maarohanye remains entitled to the presumption of innocence unless and until a court finds otherwise.

The State’s request for additional time was related to the furnishing of the docket to the defence, a necessary step to ensure that Maarohanye and his legal representatives have access to the evidence on which the prosecution intends to rely.

The NPA said the postponement was therefore intended to allow the defence to be properly furnished before the matter proceeds.

NPA communications officer for the Gauteng Division in Johannesburg, Magaboke Mohlatlole, said the prosecution was ready to proceed.

“The NPA reiterates its readiness to proceed with the matter,” the authority said.

It added that the prosecution would be conducted fairly, impartially and in accordance with the law.

The case comes against the backdrop of Maarohanye’s long public profile as a television and radio personality and musician.

He has also previously faced serious criminal proceedings.

In 2014, Maarohanye and his co-accused, musician Themba Tshabalala, were convicted of culpable homicide and other offences after a 2010 street racing incident in Soweto that resulted in the deaths of two children.

They were sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, with five years suspended, and were released on parole in 2017.

Those previous proceedings are separate from the current firearm-related charges and do not determine the outcome of the Edenvale case.

The current matter will return to the Germiston Magistrates’ Court on 17 September, when the State is expected to indicate its readiness to proceed after the defence has been furnished with the relevant docket contents.