In the meantime before any of our legally qualified members comment, I have been looking for some sort of understanding of the warrant and bail laws.
BAIL PENDING APPEAL(BY PISTORIUS TO THE CC IF SAME CONDITIONS AS BELOW ARE RELEVANT).
(I read once that OP could be free for a very long time if he lodges an appeal to the CC on sentence and verdict.)
When an appeal against a conviction or sentence or order of a lower court is noted, this does not automatically suspend the operation of the sentence unless the court releases the convicted person on bail.[120]
If the convicted person was out on bail for trial, the court granting bail pending appeal (or review) may extend bail, in the same amount or in any other amount.[121]
If the convicted person was not previously on bail for the trial, the court may release him on bail on condition that he deposits the stated amount.[122] The court may permit the convicted person to furnish a guarantee instead of cash.[123] It shall be a condition of release that the convicted person shall surrender himself at the time and place specified by court, and upon service of notice in the prescribed manner, to commence the sentence, in the event that the convicted person still has to undergo imprisonment after the disposal of the appeal.[124]
The court may add conditions deemed necessary or advisable in interests of justice, as to, for example,
reporting;
places where the convicted person may not go (for example, to any airport); and
other matters relating to the conduct of the convicted person.[125]
Sections 63, 64, 65, 66 and 68 of the CPA apply with the necessary changes.[126] This means that
the court may amend bail conditions subsequently;[127]
proceedings are to be recorded in full;[128]
the appeal lies to the High Court against a refusal of bail, or against the amount or conditions of bail;[129]
the steps to be taken in the event of failure to comply with bail conditions are the same as for the pre-trial accused;[130]
the bail cancellation provisions are the same as for the pre-trial accused.[131]
The provisions of section 60 do not apply to bail pending appeal, although they may still be relevant to the extent that they embody common-law concepts.
The fact that the person is now convicted and sentenced to imprisonment changes the position practically: There is no longer a presumption of innocence, on the one hand; on the other hand, the incentive to evade justice is greater.
In principle, bail may be granted even if the case is serious and the convicted person is facing a long period of imprisonment. The key factor is whether or not the convicted person will report for sentence.[132] It is improper to fix an unaffordable amount of bail if there are good prospects of success on appeal.[133]
Even if there is no indication that the convicted person will try to evade justice, bail may be refused on the ground that the prospects of success on appeal are small.[134][135] Some cases, however, have found that bail should not lightly be refused on this ground alone, especially by the lower courts, which do not have experience in assessing the prospects of a successful appeal.[136][137]
Logically, a court may refuse bail pending appeal if it is an appeal against the sentence only. At best for the convicted person, whichever way the appeal goes, he will still end up serving a lengthy period of imprisonment. If a convicted person loses his appeal to the High Court, he may still be released on bail pending an application for leave to appeal or petition to the SCA.[138] Some cases have held that the onuses imposed under section 60(11) of the CPA also apply to bail pending appeal.[139] The correctness of these cases is doubtful.[140]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_procedure_in_South_Africa#Bail_pending_appeal
This is all I can find on this matter, so I need help understanding this and applying it to OP.
