A JOINT INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN OPERATION RESULTED IN THE APPREHENSION OF A 19-YEAR-OLD FEMALE SUSPECT FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER OF A BUSINESSMAN IN MANKWENG PRECINCT

A 19-year-old female suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of 43-year-old businessman, Tebogo Mothapo, following an intelligence-driven operation conducted in the Mankweng policing area.

The arrest was effected by a multidisciplinary team comprising the Provincial Investigation Unit, Provincial Tracking Team and Capricorn Tracing Team, assisted by an external law enforcement partner in crime combating, Tshimollo Security and Investigations.

It is alleged that the deceased, businessman Tebogo Mothapo, aged 43, was attacked and shot dead in Mankweng last year, on 16 December 2025.

Following intensive police investigations, the operational teams traced and arrested a 19-year-old female suspect on Sunday, 30 August 2026, in Mankweng Zone One.

This brings to a total of two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of the businessman.

The first suspect, 27-year-old Osama Azad, a naturalised South African of Pakistani origin, was arrested on 20 July 2026 at Ga-Mothapo Tjatjaneng.

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Jan Scheepers, has welcomed the arrest and commended the investigating teams for their persistence in resolving the brutal murder of a 43-year-old businessman.

The suspect will appear before the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, Monday, 31 August 2026, facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder, murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.