Police Minister Bheki Cele said the police have arrested Vusi 'Khekhe' Mathibela’s spokesperson Elias Skhosana and four bodyguards from KwaZulu-Natal
Speaking during the funeral of Matwetwe lead actor Sibusiso Khwinana at the weekend, Cele said the police have arrested Mathibela’s spokesperson Elias Skhosana and four bodyguards from KwaZulu-Natal.
They are expected to appear in court on Monday on charges yet to be announced. In November last year, Sowetan lifted the lid on Mathibela’s alleged extortion ring in the township where taxi owners, business people and foreign nationals owning spaza shops were allegedly forced to pay a protection fee.
Cele said the residents had pleaded with him during a recent imbizo in Mamelodi to stop Mathibela's criminal activities. "His spokesperson responded, telling the newspapers that I wasn’t there [in Mamelodi] for crime-fighting. [He said] I was there for electioneering. I can tell you where he is now so that you can visit him; I arrested him last night,” Cele said.
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