# The Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng has rejected an application by eight former bodyguards of deputy president Paul Mashatile to dismiss 12 charges against them, including assault with intend to do grievous bodily harm and property damage. The charges stem from a July 2023 incident when the members of the VIP Protection Unit were filmed assaulting two off-duty soldiers on the N1 near Fourways in Johannesburg. Their Section 174 discharge application was opposed by the National Prosecuting Authority. The case resumes in March.
Court dismisses bid by Mashatile’s ex-bodyguards to drop assault charges