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Another police sergeant has fallen, and a dangerous name is back on the streets In the space of a day, three officers died in two provinces At the center of this story is a trial prisoner awaiting trial – Jabulani Moyo – who is an illegal foreigner from Zimbabwe Moyo, an extremely dangerous criminal, slipped out of custody during a routine transfer and left two seasoned detectives dead in Roodepoort, west of JOHANNESBURG Hours later, in a separate case in Schoemansdal, a uniformed officer responding to a business break-in never made it home As the country tries to make sense of these events, a second thread is unfolding at the highest levels of the police: a wave of claims that the national commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, may soon face arrest over corruption charges On the ground, teams are hunting armed suspects At the top, lawyers and investigators are circling Between those two worlds lies a hard question: who is holding the line, and who is crossing it Let’s delve deeper into today’s strange story and I will explain everything in detail for you It all started early on Friday in Roodepoort, west of JOHANNESBURG Two experienced detectives from the Florida police station, Warrant Officer Vuyisile Sintwa, aged 51 with 23 years in uniform, and Sergeant Simon Masenye, aged 45 with 17 years of service, were tasked with a simple but high-risk duty They were transporting an awaiting trial prisoner, Moyo, who was facing charges for business robbery According to investigators, the detectives were traveling in an unmarked Toyota Corolla sedan During the trip, they stopped at a filling station Somewhere between the court, that stop, and the road back to the cells, the plan collapsed Moyo is said to have ambushed them, overpowered them, and shot them Their firearms were taken, and the same weapon is believed to have been used in the attack Within minutes, Moyo was seen driving away in that unmarked police Toyota Corolla The car was later found abandoned a few kilometers from the scene He vanished into the city, police say, armed with a state-issued pistol, described as determined and ready to do anything to keep his freedom The questions began immediately Was he handcuffed Why was a high-risk prisoner in a sedan instead of the back of a secure van Why stop for fuel or supplies in the middle of a transfer Police leadership has told the public that these details are now under formal investigation, and that standard procedure is to restrain prisoners and place them in the back of a secure vehicle The Hawks are leading the inquiry into every gap that allowed this escape and the double killing Investigators are collecting CCTV, calling on witnesses from the filling station, and tracing the route from the Roodepoort court to the point of attack By the next day, the toll on the service grew heavier In Mpumalanga, at Schoemansdal, 47-year-old Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni was part of a team that responded to a business break-in at the Usave shopping center He was shot during the response and died on scene He had spent 18 years in the service, attached to visible policing, the unit that shows up first when alarms ring and doors are pried open in the night Police say at least ten suspects are being pursued for that incident The service is offering a cash reward of R150,000 for information that leads to their arrest A separate R150,000 reward has been put up for information on Moyo’s location A dedicated task team—drawing from Crime Intelligence, detectives, Gauteng tracking teams, and the Hawks—is hunting him across multiple provinces A key contact has been named for tip-offs: Warrant Officer Rabosiwana from the Hawks at 072 844 4442 Officials stress that Moyo is armed and extremely dangerous, and the public should not approach him Within 24 hours, three officers were gone in two provinces The number is not just a statistic The men left families and children They were breadwinners, mentors, and colleagues According to the service, 27 officers died in the line of duty in the last financial year From April to now, six more have been lost to sudden attacks and ambushes Senior leadership has visited the families and promised support with funeral arrangements and all the practical burdens that follow a death on duty Inside the service, the message is blunt: officers must protect themselves when the threat is immediate, and use their issued tools and training The leadership speaks of proportional force and the duty to act when lives are in danger, but also of following procedure to the letter when transporting high-risk detainees It is a balance that is easy to write in a manual and hard to manage in a real street with a real gun pointed back at you As the manhunt gathered pace, a different case drew public attention In Limpopo, at Nkuna Kraal Mall in Nkuzana village, a domestic dispute between two police sergeants ended in tragedy The woman, attached to the Beitbridge port of entry, was out shopping with her six-year-old child and two other adults Her estranged husband, a member of the Thohoyandou K9 Unit, confronted her in the parking area The situation spiraled He fired his service weapon at her, and she died at the scene When he tried to flee to his vehicle, bystanders chased him, assaulted him, and set him alight next to the car The vehicle burned too He died there Police registered two murder cases, and provincial leadership condemned the mob action, urging communities to report crimes and let formal processes run The story added to a weekend already loaded with grief and hard questions: about officer wellness, about how quickly family disputes can turn deadly, and about the dangers when crowds take the law into their own hands Back in Gauteng and Mpumalanga, detectives tightened the net Forensic teams examined the abandoned Corolla Camera footage from the filling station and nearby routes was pulled Traffic and neighborhood footage in Roodepoort was scanned for the suspect’s movement At the court, procedures were reviewed: who checked the restraints, which officers signed the handover, what route was planned, and why a stop happened with a high-risk detainee in custody In Schoemansdal, the focus turned to syndicate patterns around business burglaries and the Usave break-in The suspects are believed to be part of a group familiar with the area, and police say the multi-disciplinary team is cross-referencing recent thefts and break-ins for leads The two cases are not connected, but together they paint a rough picture: organized criminals emboldened in one province, and a ruthless escapee loose in another Then, a twist that touches the very top Over the same weekend, several publications, unnamed sources, and WhatsApp messages circulated claims that the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) had obtained a warrant to arrest National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola The allegations do not relate to the killings or the manhunt They center on a series of property deals allegedly done through Crime Intelligence funding outside normal procurement rules At the core are two purchases in September last year: the Kyalami Lodge in Midrand, a 75-bedroom property with ensuite bathrooms, acquired for a figure reported at R48,250,000 including R8,000,000 in transfer costs, and the Veroz Boutique Hotel in Pretoria North, a 23-room venue with a presidential suite, reported at around R34,400,000 including R4,500,000 in transfer costs Other reports cite different valuations, with one source listing the lodge closer to R40,250,000 before add-ons, and another placing Veroz as high as R43,400,000 The variation has raised eyebrows According to these claims, the purchases were approved swiftly by Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, then head of Crime Intelligence, with a global deviation that bypassed the Department of Public Works procurement route The funds are alleged to have come from the secret service account, a pot commonly described as a slush fund, which receives more than R600 million a year to support intelligence operations, including payments to informants Investigators are said to be looking at whether the Treasury and the Auditor-General were notified within the required time after such approvals Links to earlier arrests of senior Crime Intelligence figures are being drawn by commentators, and one prominent whistleblower’s investigation has questioned the commissioner’s personal finances, suggesting property holdings across several cities that do not align with his reported net salary after deductions None of these claims have yet been tested in court Source: My Zimbabwe All Zim News is a central hub for all things Zimbabwean, curating news from across the country so no story is missed Alongside aggregation, our team of nationwide reporters provides real-time, on-the-ground coverage Stay informed and connected — reach us at admin@allzimnews.com. 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