A video of Matipandile Sotheni’s arrest has surfaced, with South Africans showering praise on the officers involved, noting ...

The growing trend of highly skilled police officers being lured away by private security companies and criminal syndicates has come under scrutiny following the shocking revelation of Matipandile ...

Authorities say the suspect allegedly planned and carried out the fatal shooting after the witness testified at the inquiry.

The most recent case study is former police officer Matiphandile Sotheni, who allegedly shot and killed Marius van der Merwe, a key witness at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

Experts warn of a troubling trend where highly skilled SAPS officers are being recruited by private security firms and ...

South Africa’s president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country’s violence-stricken areas.

Matiphandile Sotheni appears in court for the murder of a key Madlanga Commission witness, Marius van der Merwe (known as ‘Witness D’ at Brakpan Magistrate’s Court at Ekhuruleni, 16 March 2026,.

Former SAPS officer Matipandile Sotheni, linked to the murder of Marius van der Merwe, faces scrutiny over his elite training ...

Matipandile Sotheni has been charged with the murder of Madlanga Commission's Witness D, who was gunned down in December 2025.

Matipandile Sotheni, a suspect in the killing of former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer Marius “Vlam ...

Police claim that Wiandre Pretorius was the driver of the vehicle from which Matipandile Sotheni shot and killed Marius van der Merwe shortly after his explosive testimony about corruption and murder ...

The case of Matipandile Sotheni, accused in the murder of Witness D, Marius van der Merwe, has been postponed to 25 March. Sotheni, 41, appeared before the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning ...