NPA explains Shebeshxt’s surprise mall appearance

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Opens in new windowOpens in new windowOpens in new windowOpens in new windowEnter fullscreen mode displaying this image.ExpandShebeshxt, real name Lehlogonolo Katlego Chauke, in the Polokwane magistrate’s court. Picture: Sontaga Letshelele Story audio is generated using AI

Lekompo musician Shebeshxt was allowed to leave police custody to attend to his personal banking affairs after a court granted him permission to resolve financial issues that were preventing him from paying his lawyers.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Limpopo has dismissed questions about the musician’s appearance at Mall of the North in Polokwane on Tuesday, saying his visit was authorised by the court.

NPA spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said there was nothing irregular about the trip.

“In the last appearance, the court had ordered that he needs to go to the bank to fix anything that he needed to fix in terms of his finances, so there is nothing wrong with that,” she said.

During his previous court appearance, Shebeshxt’s lawyer, Mutheiwana Sikhwari, asked the court to allow his client to visit the bank to resolve his banking problems so that he could pay his legal representatives.

Videos of him walking through the mall and greeting fans while in the company of unknown men circulated on social media on Tuesday.

Shebeshxt, whose real name is Lehlogonolo Katlego Chauke, has been in custody since November 2025.

He faces charges of attempted murder, culpable homicide, assault, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and reckless and negligent driving.

His previous bail applications have been unsuccessful.

In his latest bid for freedom, he raised several allegations, including that the investigating officer had a special relationship with the complainant, that the police investigation had been completed and that the state had no ballistic evidence linking him to an alleged shooting.

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