Shebeshxt Tells Limpopo Court He Was Misled Over CCTV — No Footage Exists In Ladanna

Rapper Shebeshxt took the stand at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and delivered testimony that shifted the entire trajectory of his ongoing firearms case. Facing a packed gallery, the entertainer told Magistrate proceedings that SAPS members originally led him to believe surveillance footage captured the alleged Ladanna shooting incident. That claim, he argued, shaped every decision his legal team subsequently made.

The Limpopo-born artist — whose real name is Phathutshedzo Neswiswi — stated under oath that investigators presented the existence of footage as confirmed fact during early stages of the matter. When his Advocate later pursued that evidence, the revelation left the defence stunned: no recording of any kind had ever been secured from the Ladanna scene. Shebeshxt described his reaction to the disclosure as sheer shock, insisting the misinformation fundamentally compromised his preparation.

The defence further alleged a troubling conflict within the investigation itself. Shebeshxt confirmed that his representative, identified in proceedings as Kwenisto, brought forward information suggesting the assigned investigating officer carries a family connection to the complainant. Law enforcement had not publicly addressed that claim by the time this article went to press, and the SAPS Limpopo provincial spokesperson did not reply to questions submitted before deadline.

Ladanna, a township situated in the broader Polokwane area, became central to the charge sheet after an incident earlier this year left a complainant wounded and Shebeshxt facing serious accusations. The case drew national attention partly because his daughter perished in a separate car crash around the same period, amplifying public sympathy while prosecutors pushed forward with the criminal proceedings regardless of personal circumstances.

Outside the courtroom, a young woman clutching a printed photograph of the rapper pressed it against her chest as the lunch adjournment was announced. She wore a black T-shirt bearing his stage name in block letters. Around her, supporters debated loudly whether a compromised docket could survive further scrutiny — their voices carrying down the corridor long after the magistrate had withdrawn.

The matter was remanded for a further date yet to be confirmed, leaving unanswered the question that now haunts these proceedings entirely: if the footage never existed, what else inside that docket was never real to begin with.