By: Natasha Archary

Pastor Paseka Mboro Motsoeneng has been released on R3,000 bail.
Mboro’s bail was granted on Thursday, 12 September following his application to have presiding Magistrate, Katlego Mokoena recused from the case.
Lawyers representing Pastor Mboro have slammed the State for bringing forward a poorly constructed recusal application.
Lawyer MoAfrika wa Maila says the state had no valid reasons behind the recusal application.
MoAfrika has welcomed the ruling by Magistrate Katlego Mokoena who refused to recuse herself.
Pastor Mboro’s lawyers opposed the recusal application citing that the Magistrate was not showing any signs of bias.
MoAfrika wa Maila accused the State of using delaying tactics because they are not ready to proceed.
The defence is now arguing new facts for a second bail application bid.
Mboro and his co-accused were arrested in June after forcibly removing his grandchildren from a Primary school in Katlehong.
The controversial pastor’s church was set alight after he and two other men yielded pangas and a rifle at Matsediso Primary School in Katlehong on Monday, 05 August.
Shocking videos of the three men violently threatening the livelihoods of teachers and learners at the school, before the Pastor grabbed two learners, believed to be his grandchildren and left the school premises.
While Mboro was granted bail, his bodyguard was released on a warning.
BREAKING NEWS: Controversial Pastor Paseka #Mboro Motsoeneng has been granted R3000 bail while his co-accused has been released on warning. They are charged in connection with the wielding a panga and other weapons at a Primary School in Katlehong.
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