The Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela has sent two taxi drivers packing after they tried to sue the police and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for a combined R40 million.
Sibusiso Malaza and Innocent Mdluli filed a case for damages after an unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution against them.
Malaza said he was in unlawful detention for 1 060 days and that he suffered damages and loss of income totalling just over R22 million, while his colleague Mduli said he had been unlawfully detained for 619 days and had suffered damages and loss of income of over R18 million.