The arrests followed a series of house robberies in the Rustenburg and Marikana areas. On 23 February a house robbery was reported at Club 20 Modderfontein, Rustenburg, where four suspects, armed with firearms, allegedly robbed the victim and also took his firearm. 

Another house robbery was committed on 3 March at a small holding in Rustenburg, where four armed males allegedly robbed the victim of her vehicle and electric appliances. 

In addition, a house robbery was reported in Koster on 3 March where four males armed with firearms robbed guests of cell phones, liquor and two vehicles.

Following the investigations and subsequent operation, the first suspect, Dos Santos, 28, was apprehended in Marikana and items worth R9000 were recovered from him. The tactical team then proceeded to another address and found the second suspect. Poppy Mnisi, 28, was arrested for possession of suspected stolen property and ammunition. Items to the value of R30 000 were recovered.

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A third address was visited and Isaac Saobone Nyabonga, 32, was arrested after the tactical team found him in possession of five solar panels, axes, a deep cycle battery, an invertor and bush cutters worth R70 000.

The team further followed up on vehicles taken during the house robberies and the fourth suspect, Zawa Mahundzi, 54, was arrested in Marikana on 17 March after being spotted and intercepted at the Caltex Garage in Buffelspoort. He was in possession of a white Chevrolet that had been stolen during the Koster house robbery.

All four suspects appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (22/3) on charges of house robbery, possession of stolen property and possession of a stolen vehicle. They were remanded in custody until their next court appearance on Wednesday 29 March.

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