Mapaballo Borotho

- Three suspects linked to the murder of three South African police officers were traced to Eswatini, where two were killed in a shootout with police and a third took his own life.
- They were involved in the fatal shooting of Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni during an armed robbery in Mpumalanga earlier this month.
- SAPS is still searching for Jabulani Moyo, accused of killing two detectives while being transported after a court appearance.
Three suspects linked to the brutal murder of three South African Police Service (SAPS) officers have been tracked down in Eswatini.
The group is reportedly involved in the killing of Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni, who was fatally shot by more than seven armed robbers during a store robbery in Mpumalanga earlier this month.
The first suspect was arrested in South Africa on Saturday, 9 August 2025, by Mpumalanga police.
Subsequent investigations led officers to Eswatini, where intelligence was shared with the Royal Eswatini Police and the Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force.
According to the Royal Eswatini Police, two suspects were located in the Sishweleni region.
When the suspects realised police were closing in, they opened fire, prompting the Eswatini Royal Police to return fire, killing both men.
A third suspect was later found in Mantambe, Shiselweni, where he allegedly took his own life with a pistol before he could be arrested.
This breakthrough comes as SAPS continues the manhunt for Jabulani Moyo, who is accused of shooting and killing two police detectives while being transported back to the Boksburg Correctional Services after a court appearance for an armed robbery case.
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