Jub Jub is out on parole after serving four years in prison.
The hip hop artist and his co-accused were both given eight-year prison terms after being convicted of culpable homicide in 2012.
The Department of Correctional Services yesterday confirmed the award-winning artist, real name Katlego Molemo Maarohanye, and Themba Shabalala are out on parole.
In March 2010 the duo ploughed their Mini Coopers into a group of school kids in Soweto, killing four and leaving one brain dead.
They were drag-racing while under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
They were initially sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder, but the sentences were reduced after a second appeal which found them guilty of culpable homicide, a lesser charge.
The department said the parole was approved by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (CSPBs) of Leeuwkop and Baviaanspoort prisons where the men were held separately.
Department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said both parolees, classified as first-time offenders with a positive support system, were being placed on parole in line with Section 73 of the Correctional Services Act.
“They participated in relevant correctional programmes and were further assessed by our special services experts to determine their suitability for parole placement,” Nxumalo said. “They will complete the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections, whereby they must comply with a specific set of conditions and will be subjected to supervision until the sentence expires.”