Prominent Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni and his co-accused - Bafana Sindane, Mvimbi Masilela and Philemon Msiza are accused of demanding more than R2 million in 'protection fees' from a mining businessman between 2022 and 2025. Investigators are probing whether the case may be linked to wider criminal activity within the taxi industry, which has long faced allegations of violence, intimidation and organised enforcement structures. Sibanyoni controls a fleet of more than 300 taxis in Mpumalanga and has previously been linked to allegations and investigations involving taxi-related violence. His name has also surfaced in matters involving alleged cartel figure Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala.