DUT student’s bail application heard in camera

BONGINKOSI Khanyile, the Durban University of Technology (DUT) student accused of using a slingshot during the recent #FeesMustFall protests, appeared briefly in the Durban Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Khanyile, 26, is set to make a fresh bid for bail. However, the bail application is set to be heard in camera, with no one allowed in court apart from court officials, Khanyile’s legal representative and the prosecutor in the matter.

Before proceedings started, the EFF supporter and his family were removed from court. The media were told they could not enter.

It is not clear what transpired during the hearing or why media were banned from proceedings.

Kh anyile, who was arrested during running battles with police on September 27, has been charged with incitement to commit public violence, illegal gathering, possession of explosives and dangerous weapons, obstructing traffic and causing a nuisance on public roads.

It is understood the new bail application is made on the basis there is new evidence to be submitted to the court.

Earlier yesterday, Khanyile appeared briefly in the Durban Magistrate’s Court, where he is the co-accused along with other DUT students in another protest matter.

He was wearing a black T-shirt, which on the front in white letters read: “Whites are guilty of theft, colonization, apartheid and black genocide”. – ANA