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• Former Police Task Force Member Matiphandile Sotheni Denies Assassinating Madlanga Commission Witness Outside Brakpan Residence

  Published: Mar 25, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Accused gunman Matiphandile Sotheni vehemently protested his innocence during a high profile appearance at the Brakpan Magistrates Court on Wednesday. The former Special Task Force...

• Family of Murdered Madlanga Commission Witness Claims Fatal Hit Was Ordered by High Ranking Implicated Figures

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The family of Mariuis Van Der Merwe, a key witness in the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, has alleged his December assassination was a coordinated strike to silence his testimony....

• Former Special Task Force Member Appears in Court for Assassination of High Profile Police Corruption Whistleblower

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Matipandile Sotheni appeared in the Brakpan magistrate’s court on Monday charged with the targeted murder of Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe. The victim, known as Witness D, was a key...