Two police officials aged between 24 and 30 have been arrested for extortion in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape.
They are both remanded in custody to appear again on Tuesday, 30 December 2025, for a formal bail application.
It is alleged that on Sunday, 21 December 2025 at about 11h00 Police received information from a reliable source about two police officials attached to Public Order Policing (POP), dressed in full SAPS uniform and driving a silver-grey, old model Toyota Corolla, who were operating in the Khambi location outside Mthatha.
According to the information received, the members were allegedly visiting taverns in the area, requesting liquor trading licences and further demanding alcohol.
Following the information, members from Mthatha Crime Prevention were activated, while the District Stock Theft Prevention Task Team monitored the situation. Upon arrival, members were joined by the National Intervention Unit (NIU), who found the suspects inside the identified vehicle, dressed in full SAPS uniform. One of the members was found in possession of a service firearm. The positive information led to the arrest of the two police members and were taken in for further investigation regarding their suspected involvement.
SAPS management has emphasised that no individual is above the law, and decisive action will be taken against anyone who brings the organisation into disrepute, regardless of rank or position.
Bongi Sikelo 