Breakthrough in Hawks Murder: Two Arrested Two Years After Mathipa’s Drive-by Killing

Two SANDF members arrested for murder of Hawks officer

Two South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members, aged 36 and 51, face arrest in connection with the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa, a senior Hawks officer, and a separate kidnapping case. The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation units and Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS) coordinated to arrest the suspects on Sunday, 22 June 2025, at OR Tambo International Airport and in Centurion, Pretoria. Lt Col Mathip…

Two soldiers arrested in connection with murder of Hawks investigator

The suspects are due in court on Monday to face charges of murder and kidnapping.

Breakthrough in Hawks murder: Two arrested two years after Mathipa’s drive-by killing

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) has made a breakthrough, securing arrests in the murder of one of its own nearly two years after the killing.

Soldiers bust in Hawks officer murder!

A vehicle believed to have been used in that abduction has now been seized.

SANDF soldiers arrested for alleged murder of Hawks officer in 2023 - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Two SANDF soldiers have been arrested for the murder of a HAWKS officer who was gunned down while on duty near Hammanskraal, Pretoria, in 2023. The suspects were tracked and apprehended at O.R. Tambo International Airport and in Centurion on Sunday. Hawks spokesperson Christopher Singo says the suspects are expected to appear at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of murder and kidnapping. “The arrests are linked to the murder o…

Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa Murder: 2 SANDF Members Arrested - The Bulrushes

Johannesburg – Two members of the South African National Defence Forces have been arrested in connection with the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa. The suspects, aged 36 and 51 are expected to appear before the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 23 June 2025, to face charges of murder and kidnapping. Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Singo said the two suspects were arrested on Sunday, 22 June 2025, at OR Tambo Inte…