Tshwane Metro Police Department officer Peter “Gagash” Nonyane and his wife, suspended attorney Charlotte Tibana, are reportedly turning to the Polokwane High Court in an urgent bid to overturn the denial of their bail application, a decision that kept them behind bars. The couple, who are facing 43 charges including fraud, theft and money laundering, were refused bail by the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court earlier this month. The charges stem from allegations involving millions of rand allegedly taken from deceased estates…

The Legal Practice Council (LPC) has moved to take control of the trust accounts of Charlotte Tibana Attorneys after the High Court in Polokwane suspended the firm’s sole director, attorney Charlotte Tibana, pending disciplinary proceedings. The intervention places Tibana’s legal practice under scrutiny on two fronts: a professional disciplinary process by the LPC and a criminal prosecution in which she and her husband, Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane, face 43 charges linked to the alleged…

The Polokwane Magistrate Court has refused bail to Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) officer Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane and attorney Charlotte Tibana, warning that their release could jeopardise the State’s investigation into alleged fraud involving millions of rands from deceased estates. Tibana, 33, and Nonyane, 36, appeared before Magistrate Godfrey Netshiozwi on Friday, 4 September 2026, for their bail application. At the heart of Netshiozwi’s decision was his concern that the two accused could interfere with witnesses, beneficiaries and other…

A previously little-known 43-year-old man, Jabulani Maluleke, has emerged as a potentially significant link in the State’s expanding money-laundering case against Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department officer Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane. Maluleke, who is not currently before the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court as an accused, features in six new money-laundering charges that prosecutors allege involve the movement of R1.029 million between his First National Bank (FNB) account and an account allegedly controlled by Nonyane. The allegations emerged on Tuesday, 1 September 2026,…

A senior Hawks investigator has raised concerns about the possibility of evidence being tampered with at the Master of the High Court in Polokwane, where attorney Charlotte Tibana previously worked. Colonel Daniel Makuwa, the State’s investigating officer, expressed reservations about Tibana’s possible contacts at the Master’s Office, saying he could not rule out the possibility that she might have access to people who could interfere with evidence. Makuwa made the remarks on Friday as he concluded his cross-examination in the…

Embattled Limpopo lawyer Charlotte Tibana’s misery has deepened, with the State alleging that more than R800.000 was depleted from another deceased estate last July. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has added 21 fresh charges of fraud and money-laundering against Tibana and her husband, Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer Peter “Gagash” Nonyane, also known as “Lamasweet”, expanding the charge sheet to 35 counts. Tibana, 33, and Nonyane, 36, momentarily showed up in the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 27 August,…

A fourth family has come forward with explosive claims against fraud-accused Limpopo lawyer Charlotte Tibana, alleging she stole R1.3 million from their deceased estate. Mokgadi Andricka Moetji, widow and sole heir of the late Makolobe Albert Moetji, approached the State and accused the embattled lawyer of diverting huge sums through a series of unauthorised transactions in April this year. Tibana and her husband, Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane, briefly appeared in the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court…

The bail application of Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane and his wife, attorney Charlotte Tibana, has taken another dramatic turn, with a senior investigator telling the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court that Nonyane played a central role in the attempted purchase of a Mercedes-Benz G63 using money linked to the Masha estate. Former Vodacom Senior Forensic Investigator Colonel Daniel Makuwa has rejected the accused’s assertion that the State’s case is weak and that they should be released…

The bail application of lawyer Charlotte Tibana, the wife of co-accused Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane, took a new twist on Monday. This was when the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court heard that two luxury vehicles were allegedly purchased in the name of her younger sister, Rirhandzu. The allegations were made by Hawks investigating Officer, Constable Khutšišo Thobejane, who is vehemently opposing Tibana’s application for bail. However, he could not explain why Nonyane’s previous arrest on an…

Attorney Charlotte Tibana is now facing five charges in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo after the State added a serious count of theft. Tibana, the wife of co-accused Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane, already faced two counts of fraud and two counts of money laundering. The charges stem from allegations surrounding the administration of the estate of the late Hlengani Thompson Maswanganye, who died in October 2023. According to the State, Maswanganye’s daughter, Shongile,…