Since 2018, 55 of 187 people arrested, have been convicted for the murder of police officials.
Since 2018 the Hawks have arrested 726 suspects in connection with 826 cash-in-transit robberies. During the same period, 110 perpetrators were convicted and sentenced in 115 cases. Among the sentences were 77 life sentences.On February 1 2019, Special Task Force W/O Erasmus Musa and Lt-Col Carl van der Vyver from Crime Intelligence were fatally shot in a gun battle with heavily armed cash-in-transit robbers in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal. Seven suspects were also killed.
Sandile Gumede was arrested after the incident and found in possession of the vehicle that was used during the robbery. On May 13 2021, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court sentenced Gumede to two life terms for the double murder and seven life terms for the murder of his seven accomplices. He was further sentenced to 20 years for cash-in-transit robbery and 10 years on each count of attempted murder. The sentences will run concurrently.
In October 2020, Aphane, who is serving 25 years for a similar offence, was found guilty on 24 counts and sentenced to 192 years' imprisonment. Monama was found guilty and sentenced to a total of 66 years in jail.
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