Mos Def's family safe from deportation - for now
The family of US rapper Mos Def is allowed to stay in South Africa - for now. The Cape Town High Court yesterday extended an interim order which states the family cannot be deported pending his ongoing case. The matter returns to court next Friday.The celebrity, who now calls himself Yasiin Bey, lodged an application in the Cape Town High Court earlier this month for his family to be allowed to stay in the country pending his court case for allegedly contravening immigration laws.Bey was arrested last month when he tried to leave the country for Ethiopia using a "world passport". His visa expires this month. His wife and four children were given two weeks to leave the country because their visas had expired in April 2014.Bey's attorney, Shaheid Schrueder, said the parties involved were trying to resolve the matter. Bey is out on R50000 bail and will appear in the Bellville Magistrate's Court next month...
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