Police Issue Warrant for KZN Taxi Boss Siyabonga Getsemane on Fraud, Extortion Charges

Arrest Warrant Issued for Durban Taxi Boss Thomas Siyabonga Getsemane

KwaZulu-Natal authorities issued a J50 warrant for Getsemane, chair of the Inanda Taxi Owners Association, on 2023 fraud and extortion charges. Officers tried to arrest him Monday, but he wasn’t home, and no capture has been reported despite some online rumors. Getsemane, known for past clashes with Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi over taxi disputes, remains at large as police intensify their search in South Africa’…

Police issue warrant for KZN taxi boss Siyabonga Getsemane on fraud, extortion charges

By Johnathan Paoli A warrant of arrest has been issued for controversial KwaZulu-Natal taxi boss Thomas Siyabonga Getsemane on charges of fraud and extortion dating back to 2023, with police searching for him after failing to locate him at his Durban home. The active J50 warrant was issued after authorities were unable to execute it at Getsemane’s residence in La Lucia, north of Durban. The charges relate to alleged fraud and extortion offences …

Arrest warrant issued for KZN taxi boss

Arrest warrant issued for KZN taxi boss Vusi.Bafetane Mon, 07/20/2026 - 19:00 JOHANNESBURG - An arrest warrant has been issued for KwaZulu-Natal taxi boss Thomas Siyabonga Getsemane.This is over fraud and extortion from 2023.Police searched his home in northern KZN, but failed to locate him.The taxi boss is the head of the Inanda Taxi Association.He previously sued former Police Minister Bheki Cele and other senior SAPS officials f…