New SAPS team set up to investigate the murder of March and March Gauteng leader
South African police have formed a specialized team to investigate the murder of Andile Mvuyiselwa Somgaxa, a leader of the March and March movement. Authorities are also cracking down on groups intimidating foreign nationals in the region.
Why it matters
The investigation addresses rising concerns over political violence and xenophobic intimidation in South Africa.
Ask AI 1 min The March and March Movement says it will intensify its weekly demonstrations following the death of Gauteng leader Andile Mvuyelwa Somgada.
Acting SAPS National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane has appointed a multidisciplinary team of experienced detectives and crime intelligence officers to investigate the murder of March and March Gauteng leader Andile Mvuyiselwa Somgaxa.
The team was established in consultation with Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni.
Somgaxa was shot in the driveway of his Greenfield, Johannesburg, home on July 3 and died in hospital 10 days later, on July 13.
Lieutenant General Dimpane issued a strong condemnation of the attack, assuring members of the public that the SAPS would spare no effort to identify, locate, and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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