Sergeant Fannie Nkosi Arrested, Expected To Appear in Court on Firearm Charges

• South African Police Service (SAPS) officer Sergeant Fannie Nkosi was arrested on 2 April 2026
• The police raided the home of the officer, who testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry
• He is expected to appear in court at a later stage and is facing various charges in connection with his brother's company

Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, shootings, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

PRETORIA, GAUTENG— South African Police Service (SAPS) officer Sergeant Fannie Nkosi was arrested on 2 April 2026 and charged in connection with firearms allegedly linked to his brother's security company. The arrest took place on the same day that his Pretoria home was raided during a search-and-seizure operation.

Yusuf Abramjee posted an image of Nkosi's Notice of Rights, which he received after he was arrested on his @abramjee X account. Nkosi has been charged with defeating the ends of justice, theft, possession of unlicensed ammunition, explosives, and a stun grenade. He is expected to appear in court soon.

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Fannie Nkosi's house raided

The police raided Nkosi's house in Tshwane in the morning. The raid was a search-and-seizure operation and the police did not indicate what they were looking for. Nkosi testified as Witness F at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. He was implicated in the alleged corruption of the criminal justice system. Video footage of him allegedly receiving money from Katiso "KT" Molefe on behalf of suspended Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya.

South Africans react

South Africans celebrated his incarceration.

Siyakhula said:

"It's a good Friday indeed. The criminal convenor is behind bars."

Get Rich or Die Trying said:

"It will be the longest weekend for him, but I assume he was expecting this."

Constitution First observed:

"His money will be finished on litigation after litigation. Everyone will distance themselves from him. He will soon find out how lonely it is when you face the might of the law."

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DK said:

"The chickens have come home to roost. The wheel of justice has turned against him. They made sure he was arrested on Thursday so that he could spend the whole Easter weekend in custody."

Luhle.M said:

"From Witness F to jail cell. The Nkosi saga exposes how deep the rot goes."

Proudlybw said:

"This is the first one. They will bring more when he is given bail. They are going to work hard to keep this one behind bars because he holds the key to very powerful ones."

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Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

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