Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye, one of South Africa's most recognisable television personalities, is facing serious legal trouble after allegedly trapping a taxi driver inside a car and firing a gun in the man's direction. The incident reportedly stems from a dispute over a girlfriend. Jub Jub was arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping.
The television star is known to many South African viewers from his work on screen, but this latest episode puts him firmly in a very different kind of spotlight. The details emerging from the case are stark: a man confined in a vehicle, a gun discharged, and a personal dispute at the centre of it all.
How the legal process unfolds from here will be closely watched.
Originally published by BBC Africa.