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Drama outside Randburg court as supporter links arrest of top cop to SAPS succession battle

IOL · 22 September 2026 at 12:23

Drama outside Randburg court as supporter links arrest of top cop to SAPS succession battle

Drama unfolded outside the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday as a close associate of a 59-year-old senior police officer accused of sexual offences claimed the lieutenant-general’s arrest was linked to a succession battle within the SAPS.

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