Bail granted to Jub Jub

Pandemonium broke out on Friday when bail was granted to hip hop artist Jub Jub and his co-accused, in a murder case that has seen Soweto schoolchildren run riot for three days.

"I took into account the intense emotional situation and the outrage that led to public disorder," said magistrate Andre Auret in the Protea Magistrate's Court, the scene of violent protests this week.

"[But] my finding is that there is not enough exceptional circumstances [to deny bail]."

His words were not even cold before family members of the victims scurried out of the court room to see the reaction of protesters outside, who were chanting hysterically, "we want him, we want him [Jub Jub]".

"We are going to plan for war, we are ready for war, fire for fire," said a student who did not want to give his name.

"We are going to burn their [Maarohanye and Tshabalala] houses.

We know where they live, even the magistrate, we know where he lives. We are going to kill him [the magistrate]."

Another pupil, Koketso Ramasekisa, said: "We must take the law into our own hands," while his friend interrupted: "Tell the newspaper that Jub Jub, we will kill you."

Family members of the school boys killed were upset about the granting of bail. Minutes after the announcement, the mother of one of them collapsed in the court yard.

A family member said: "It's really unfair, four dead, two in hospital, they don't care about the kids, they just want to look after their businesses.

"They don't deserve bail but he'll get what's coming to him."