Kidnapped businessman rescued, wanted Mozambican kidnapper fatally wounded

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KEMPTON PARK - The South African Police Service (SAPS) Anti-Kidnapping Task Team has safely reunited an Indian businessman with his family following a shootout with an alleged mastermind behind the businessman’s kidnapping. The businessman was found in Alexandra in a shack shortly after midnight on Thursday, 04 September 2025. His rescue follows a shooting in which the alleged mastermind behind his kidnapping was shot and killed during confrontation with police officers near the R21 in Kempton Park on Wednesday evening. The suspect who goes by the nickname “Dollarman” is a wanted kidnapping kingpin in both SA and in Mozambique. He is on SERNIC which is Mozambique’s wanted persons database where he was a wanted for several kidnapping for ransoms cases. In SA he was also linked to at least five kidnapping for ransom cases as well as other cases of housebreaking, carjacking and possession of unlicensed firearms. From July 2021 to date more than 337 kidnappers have been arrest...
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Two BMA officials arrested for corruption at Beitbridge border post

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POLOKWANE – A coordinated alert operation conducted at the Beitbridge Port of Entry has resulted in the arrest of two Border Management Authority (BMA) officials and seven other individuals for their alleged involvement in corruption and contravention of the Immigration Act.

The intelligence driven operation was executed on Tuesday, 22 April 2025 at around 09:00 by members of the Limpopo Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit, Musina Detectives, LCRC, and officials from the BMA, with a focus on disrupting the activities of facilitators who aid undocumented immigrants in crossing the border illegally.

During the operation, surveillance teams observed a white Mercedes Benz taxi parking next to the shop. Two BMA officials, a 61-year-old female and a 44-year-old male, both stationed at Beitbridge Border Post, were seen stopping the vehicle and subsequently allowing it to proceed, allegedly after receiving a bribe.

The vehicle was later intercepted, and it was found to be transporting a total of 18 passengers: 13 were in possession of valid passports, while five were undocumented foreign nationals with no travel documents. A female passenger and the taxi driver, believed to have played active roles in the illicit facilitation, were also arrested at the scene.

All suspects, including the two BMA officials, were charged with corruption and appeared before the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 23 April 2025. The five undocumented immigrants were separately charged with contravening the Immigration Act. All nine accused are set to reappear in court on Thursday, 24 April 2025 for a formal bail application.

The Acting Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Major General Samuel Manala, praised the swift and coordinated efforts of the law enforcement teams involved in the operation.

“This operation is a clear demonstration of our unwavering commitment to uprooting corruption and illegal activities at our borders. The actions of those entrusted with enforcing the law, yet who choose to undermine it for personal gain, will not be tolerated. I commend the teams for their vigilance and dedication in protecting the integrity of our borders,” said Major General Manala.

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