By Mapaballo Borotho
- The Pretoria High Court has dismissed police sergeant Fannie Nkosi’s bail appeal, meaning he will remain behind bars while awaiting trial.
- Nkosi faces charges including failing to secure firearms and ammunition, as well as defeating the ends of justice.
- The court found that concerns about flight risk, possible interference with investigations and public confidence in the justice system outweighed arguments for his release.
The Pretoria High Court has dismissed the bail appeal of corruption-accused police sergeant Fannie Nkosi, upholding an earlier decision by the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court to deny him bail.
Nkosi approached the High Court after his initial bail application was rejected last month. His legal team argued that the magistrate had erred in weighing the strength of the State’s case against the evidence presented in support of his release.
Nkosi faces three counts of failing to secure firearms, eight counts of failing to safeguard ammunition, and a charge of defeating the ends of justice.
He was arrested last month following a raid at his home, where investigators discovered case dockets linked to cash-in-transit heists and robbery cases in Limpopo and Roodepoort. The dockets had reportedly been closed as undetected.
Police also recovered more than R52,000 in cash, which was allegedly hidden under a bed and inside a drawer, along with 490 rounds of ammunition.
Delivering judgment on Wednesday, 3 June 2026, Judge Mokhine Mosopa found that the lower court had correctly applied the law when it denied Nkosi bail.
The court held that Nkosi had failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the cash and ammunition found in his possession. Judge Mosopa further found that the State’s concerns that Nkosi could evade trial if released were reasonably founded.
The High Court also accepted submissions that Nkosi’s possession of police dockets raised concerns about the potential interference with ongoing investigations.
In dismissing the appeal, the court concluded that Nkosi’s release could undermine public confidence in the administration of justice, given the nature and seriousness of the allegations against him.
Nkosi will remain in custody as the criminal proceedings against him continue.
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