GAUTENG. – A former police general (57) has been arrested after more than 100 rounds of ammunition issued by the police service, including R5 and 9mm ammunition, were allegedly found unlawfully in his possession.
He is expected to appear today in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on a charge of unlawful possession of ammunition under the Firearms Control Act.
According to Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, the national police spokesperson, this relates to a search and seizure operation conducted by the police's national unit dealing with unresolved cases (cold cases) at the man's residence in Centurion on six July 2026.
Documents and electronic devices were seized as part of the investigation following the murder of Lieutenant General Sindile Mfazi. The former general left the police service in 2009 and according to the statement, there is no valid reason for his possession of police ammunition.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
