{"id":45251,"date":"2025-12-18T09:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45251"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:16:51","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignshebeshxt-denied-bail-set-to-spend-festive-season-in-jail-after-court-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/18\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignshebeshxt-denied-bail-set-to-spend-festive-season-in-jail-after-court-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Shebeshxt denied bail, set to spend festive season in jail after court ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_164591\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164591\" class=\"wp-image-164591 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shebeshxt-slams-drunk-driving-allegations-You-guys-are-too-focused.jpg?resize=600%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shebeshxt-slams-drunk-driving-allegations-You-guys-are-too-focused.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shebeshxt-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-164591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shebeshxt to spend December behind bars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Limpopo-based Lekompo star Shebeshxt has suffered a major legal setback after the Polokwane Magistrate\u2019s Court denied his bail application, effectively keeping him behind bars through the festive season.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial hitmaker, whose real name is Lehlogonolo Katlego Chauke, appeared in court on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, to hear the outcome of his bail bid following his arrest in November over a road rage incident linked to attempted murder charges.<\/p>\n<p>After days of arguments from both the defence and the state, the magistrate ruled against granting him bail.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Ambulance hitmaker will remain in custody until his next scheduled court appearance in February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of Shebeshxt in court quickly made its way onto social media, with an online user sharing a clip of the moment the decision was delivered.<\/p>\n<p>The post sparked a wave of reactions from fans and critics alike, many expressing shock and disappointment that the musician would be spending Christmas and New Year\u2019s behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>In the viral post, the user wrote: \u201c\ud835\udde6\ud835\udddb\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6\ud835\udddb\ud835\uddeb\ud835\udde7 \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde1\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd7 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddc\ud835\udddf. The Polokwane Magistrate\u2019s Court in Limpopo has denied bail to Lekompo musician Shebeshxt\u2026 As a result, he will remain in custody until his next court appearance on 18 February 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While some social media users sympathised with the artist and his family, others argued that the court\u2019s decision was justified given the seriousness of the charges he is facing.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling has once again placed Shebeshxt at the centre of public debate, with his legal troubles continuing to overshadow his music career.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Shebeshxt #denied #bail #set #spend #festive #season #jail #court #ruling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Shebeshxt to spend December behind bars Limpopo-based Lekompo star Shebeshxt has suffered a major legal setback after the Polokwane&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45252,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45251\/revisions\/45252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}