Gogo Maweni Arrest: Video of Sangoma in Court Trends, Bail Application Postponed

Gogo Maweni Arrest: Video of Sangoma in Court Trends, Bail Application Postponed

  • Celebrity sangoma Gogo Maweni appeared at the Protea Magistrates Court in Soweto on serious charges
  • Gogo Maweni's bail application has been postponed to 27 January for a formal hearing
  • The celebrity sangoma is remanded in custody, and she is to remain in jail until next week
Gogo Maweni has appeared in court.
Gogo Maweni will remain in court. Image: Oupa Bopape
Source: Getty Images

Controversial celebrity sangoma and reality TV star Gogo Maweni appeared at the Protea Magistrates Court, Soweto, on Monday, 20 January 2025.

Maweni's bail application has been postponed

Gogo Maweni, real name Makgotso Mofokeng, was arrested over a 2019 assault case. Maweni faces serious charges of alleged assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH).

According to IOL, Maweni's arrest is also in connection to an incident in 2017 as well as "multiple murder cases from 2020 to 2024."

The bail application has been postponed to 27 January 2025 for a formal hearing.

Gogo Maweni has been arrested.
Gogo Maweni is remanded in prison on serious criminal charges. Image: Oupa Bopape
Source: Getty Images

A Twitter video of her arriving in court was posted by @KayaNews.

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Gogo Maweni arrest: Celebrity sangoma makes first court appearance over alleged assault charge

Mzansi reacts to Maweni's bail application

Netizens reacted to Gogo Maweni's arrest. Others are suggesting that if she is the powerful sangoma she claims to be, she can magically disappear. Here are the reactions:

@beatric28217189 exclaimed in shock:

"Haaibo, where's her family? Where's her husband?!!"

@maluleke_rodger joked:

"Where ever Siyabonga Zulu and Shaka is, they are smiling."

@JMadingwaneng laughed:

"She is lucky. Sometimes. they will make an arrest on Thursday afternoon 😁 then appear on Monday morning."

@AmuFloyd asked:

"So she didn't see this coming 🤔 👀"

@Mkho_Bandla joked:

"Gogo Skhotheni is working overtime there by the Ndumba."

@moflavour2_0 advised:

"She must perform her magic and be released."

@GladsonSibiya stated:

"That Gogo Maweni arrest was long overdue. I asked for it the first time I saw her."

Gogo Skhotheni reacts to Gogo Maweni's arrest

In a previous report from Briefly News, celebrity traditional healer Gogo Skhotheni has reacted to Gogo Maweni's recent arrest on Sunday, 19 January 2025.

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Gogo Skhotheni has responded to Gogo Maweni's alleged arrest: Checkmate

Skhotheni took to her Instagram account on Monday, 20 January morning to mock Maweni with a checkmate post. South Africans took to social media on Monday to criticise Maweni, who is trending on social media following her arrest.

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Jessica Gcaba (Entertainment editor) Jessica Gcaba is an Entertainment Editor for Briefly News (joined in 2023). She is a Journalism graduate from the Durban University Of Technology (2019). She has 4 years of experience as an Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist at Africa New Media Group writing for ZAlebs website. She passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. To reach her, contact: jessica.gcaba@briefly.co.za

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