While fraud charges provisionally withdrawn, Ralph Stanfield, Nicole Johnson not off the hook

JOHANNESBURG - The State said while it had provisionally withdrawn fraud charges against alleged 28s gang boss, Ralph Stanfield, and his wife, Nicole Johnson, it doesn't mean they're off the hook.

Stanfield, Johnson, former City of Cape Town Human Settlements MMC Malusi Booi, and nine others were implicated in a R1 billion tender fraud within the City of Cape Town.

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The State provisionally withdrew the charges against them in this case at the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Friday.

However, the notorious couple and 12 others still have a string of gang charges to answer to.
 
The prosecution is accusing Stanfield, Johnson and 12 others of being involved in four murders and other string of crimes under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.
 
The murders include those of City of Cape Town official Wendy Kloppers, former Hard Livings gang boss, Rashied Staggie, 27s gang boss, William "Red" Stevens, a police officer based in Parliament, and one other murder.
 
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said: "The court has postponed the case against the remaining accused until 14 July 2025 to ensure that the State has provided all further particulars to the defence before the case is transferred to the high court for a pretrial conference."
 
A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for 7 November at the Western Cape High Court.