By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
SA Police Services (SAPS) sergeant Fannie Nkosi, who is attached to the Gauteng Organised Crime Unit is expected to appear in court on Tuesday, 7 April 2026.
Nkosi was arrested and detained at Pretoria North.
He is facing charges of being in possession of unlicensed ammunition, theft, defeating the ends of justice, and failure to properly secure firearms and ammunition in terms of the Firearms Control Act.
However, the police refused to confirm his arrest after a they raided his house in Pretoria.
On Thursday, 02 April 2026, an operative team from the police’s Special Investigations Task Team —raided his house.
The search resulted in the seizure of a substantial cache of illicit items, including numerous firearms, unlicensed ammunition, a hand grenade, and various police case dockets.
Nkosi was already suspended due to prior allegations before Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that he acted as an intermediary between suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya and alleged figures linked to crime cartels.
Nkosi originally appeared at the Madlanga Commission as Witness F before his anonymity was removed.
He had extensive links with Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Police raided Matlala’s Waterkloof Ridge home on 6 December 2024, searching for his kidnapped business partner, Jerry Boshoga.
In the days leading up to and on the day of the raid, Nkosi and Matlala had spoken on the phone multiple times.
Nkosi denied he tipped Matlala off, saying he asked him to hand himself over to answer questions in relation to the case. Boshogo remains missing.
He received R25,000 from Matlala, supposedly to provide a motorbike escort to a wedding. R325,000 was found in Nkosi’s safe, which he claimed belonged to his brother, who was in the security business.
Then there’s the impala saga, which includes allegations that Matlala gave Sibiya impalas. Nkosi fired from the hip at the Madlanga Commission, saying in no uncertain terms that Sibiya had lied about his relationship with Matlala.
Meanwhile the Commission is expected to continue with its work on Tuesday, 07 April 2026 after a short Easter break, with suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Julius Mkhwanazi on the stand.