Businessman Brown Mogotsi wants the State to provide his legal team with information about witnesses in his criminal case, including their residential addresses, so that the defence can investigate whether they were present when his vehicle was allegedly shot at in Vosloorus.
Mogotsi is expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 23 October 2026, as his defence seeks further particulars from the State ahead of his trial.
His legal team is seeking information about state witnesses, including proof of residence for witnesses identified as A5 and A6, cellphone records, employment records for witness A5, unredacted witness statements and images extracted from video footage of the alleged shooting.
The defence argues that the outstanding information is necessary to prepare adequately for trial. Mogotsi wants to establish whether the witnesses were actually at the scene of the incident in which he claims unknown attackers opened fire on his vehicle.
The case against Mogotsi
The charges stem from an alleged staged assassination attempt in Vosloorus in November 2025.
The State alleges that Mogotsi fired shots at his own vehicle and subsequently reported that unknown gunmen had attacked him. He faces charges including perjury, defeating the ends of justice, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and discharging a firearm in a public place. He denies staging the incident.
The question of witness information has previously been contested in court. In an earlier application, the court rejected the defence’s request to compel the disclosure of witness identities, with safety concerns cited as a reason for protecting their details.
The latest proceedings concern the defence’s attempt to obtain further information it says is necessary to prepare its case. The allegations against Mogotsi have not been proven in court.
