City officials arrest a suspect linked to a hijacked Bryanston property. Picture: Supplied. An alleged property hijacker has been arrested following a December enforcement action in Bryanston, where officials found illegal Wendy houses, undocumented occupants, and a syndicate charging residents R2 000 in monthly rent.
The police have arrested the suspect linked to the hijacking of a property on Grosvenor Road, Bryanston, following law enforcement action takenat the property in December 2025. In December 2025, sweeping-enforcement action in the City of Johannesburg resulted in the arrest of more than 40 people, including undocumented foreign nationals, at the property. The operation was led by theCity of JoburgMMC for public safety, Mgcini Tshwaku.
Law enforcement also discovered more than 20 illegal Wendy houses on the property. The City of Joburg requested that they be demolished. Officials discovered a criminal enterprise in which occupants were being forced to pay syndicates illegally controlling the building R2 000 per room per month.
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The city conducted follow-up compliance verification on Thursday. City Manager Floyd Brink said that in December, one particular person was interviewed on the property. “When we arrived here today, we managed to see the same person again.
We interviewed him. Our teams from the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) questioned him, and it was clear that he is also responsible for collecting rent here,” Brink said. He added that officers also interviewed three other people who implicated the arrested suspect. Tshwaku confirmed that during the operation, a firearm and live ammunition were recovered, vehicles were impounded, illegal electricity and water connections were disconnected, and the illegal Wendy houses were removed.
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