No bail for Jubi Baby

One of the Mini's after Monday's tragic accident

Jub Jub appeared in court this morning, reportedly looking ‘frail’ and wearing a neck brace.

Jubi Baby and his co-accused, Themba Tshabalala, were charged with four counts of murder, two counts of culpable homicide, one count of reckless and negligent driving and one count for driving under the influence.

If you’re not aware of what went down in Soweto on Monday afternoon, catch up HERE and read how the twitterati reacted HERE.

You can read more about what went down in the courthouse on The Times’ website HERE.

Twitterati weighs in on Jub Jub tragedy

Yesterday Jub Jub was involved in a tragic accident. Read about it HERE.

Search ‘Jub Jub’ on Twitter and you’ll see errbody going crazy. Here’s a select few:

Bonang Matheba [@Bonang]
He must go to jail…he must not pass begin, he must not collect R200!! Nxa!! #ithankyou

DJ Sbu [@djsbuonline]
Jub’s ma boy.It’s all sad&done.Moral of the story..Don’t do drugs. @kabelomabalane has been tryin all these years2tell y’all anilaleli!

Euphonik [@euphonik]
Extra extra, read all about it!! DRAG RACER BECOMES DRAG QUEEN #jailstories

Zwai Bala [@ZwaiBala]
Will Jubs survive jail? He didn’t survive Survivor.

Tshepo Mogale [@ComicalTshepo]
I don’t see anyone taking this years honours from him; a rotten penis, burnt house; now this #muntoftheyear

Sizwe Dhlomo [@SizweDhlomo]
I really don’t think we should rejoice over Jub Jub’s mess up! Especially because most of YOU guys also drink & drive plus do cocaine TOO!

Kojo Baffoe [@kojobaffoe]
So is this jub jub tragedy going to change how his peers live their lives? Yeah, I mean you. Youth rallying cry: it’ll never happen to me.

Mpho Maboi [@MphoMaboi]
Who drag races ko kasi?! What did you think the outcome of THAT was gonna be?! Condolensces to the families of the lost teens.

Motlokoe Phatudi-Mphahlele [@beatmakersa]
Condolences to the families that lost their kids! May God strengthen them! To Kelly may God give you strength to be strong during this time!

And a little positivity: Thabiso Khati [@HipHopScholar] is organising a benefit concert for the victims of the accident. Bassline has donated a venue. Provisional date: 9 April 2010. Bonang and Tshepo have already volunteered to MC the event.

Thabiso’s also tweeted: FOR EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO HELP PLEASE E-MAIL; supportaccidentvictims2010@gmail.com

Tragic.

Last night Twitter was buzzing with people speculating about an accident involving Jub Jub (of Ndikhokhele, Survivor SA and Mama Jackey fame). The first version of events I heard was that he was in a car accident and all the passengers died. Around 20.30 last night I heard that he’d been drag racing in Soweto and 3 children had died.

Here’s what we know for sure:
- Jub Jub and another person (some news reports say a friend) were drag racing their Mini Coopers along Mdlalose Street in Protea Glen in Soweto;
- They were driving side by side with one of the drivers facing oncoming traffic;
- When a car approached on that side, the driver tried to get into the correct lane, slamming into the other Mini;
- Both cars then knocked into a group of high school pupils on their way home from school;
- Four of those pupils died at the scene, while a fifth passed away this morning. Another one is still in critical condition at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital;
- The drivers appeared to be drunk at the scene and are being tested for drugs and alcohol;
- The two men are expected to appear in court today and will face charges of driving under the influence, reckless and negligent driving and four counts of culpable homicide.

This is beyond tragic. I don’t know why this has affected me so much. This morning, as I was getting ready for work, I kept thinking that there are four kids who should’ve been on their way to school, but aren’t. My heart goes out to the families of those kids. I can’t imagine how they must be feeling now. To lose someone you love in such a senseless manner… They’re in my thoughts.

I think another reason why this has hit home is because so much reckless behaviour goes down in Joburg unchecked. Only now that the results of this incident are so unbelievably tragic do we sit up and notice. But how many of us are going to use this as a chance to think about our own actions? I see so many people tweeting and hear so many comments about ‘On a Monday afternoon, nogal!’. That’s not the point. Would the (alleged) alcohol, drugs and reckless driving have been acceptable on any other day? How many of us drink and drive? How many people drag race (illegally mind you) just to show off our souped up rides? Let’s not condemn Jub Jub when we have huge ass logs in our eyes.

Believe me, I’m not condoning what he did… I just hope that justice – real justice, not celeb justice – is served.

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