{"id":3956,"date":"2026-01-28T12:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/servamusmagazine.co.za\/new\/?p=3956"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:41:18","slug":"professional-action-and-conduct-by-saps-and-sandf-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/servamusmagazine.co.za\/new\/professional-action-and-conduct-by-saps-and-sandf-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional action and conduct by SAPS and SANDF members &#8211; S v Lutshetu and three Others, Case no: CC 81\/2020, High Court Cape Town dated 13 March 2025 (WCC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3956\" class=\"elementor elementor-3956\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea32eff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea32eff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a7e761\" data-id=\"8a7e761\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20be368 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"20be368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/servamusmagazine.co.za\/new\/product\/professional-action-and-conduct-by-saps-and-sandf-members-s-v-lutshetu-and-three-others-case-no-cc-81-2020-high-court-cape-town-dated-13-march-2025-wcc\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">buy this article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ed6d654 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ed6d654\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-179c705\" data-id=\"179c705\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be014d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be014d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By Brig Dirk Lambrechts<\/strong><br \/><strong>Image courtesy of FreePik<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Introduction<\/strong> <br \/>The names of the four accused persons involved in this matter are (1) Ndumiso Lutshetu; (2) Ashwin Kennedy; (3) Bongani Mvamveki; and (4) Malibongwe Witbooi<\/p><p><strong>This matter consists of two judgments<\/strong><br \/>The first judgment on the merits of this case was delivered on 13 March 2025 entitled supra, namely &#8220;Professional action and conduct by SAPS and SANDF members &#8211; <strong>S v Lutshetu and three Others, High Court Cape Town dated 13 March 2025 (WCC)<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p><p>The second judgment on the sentence of the four accused persons was delivered on 21 May 2025 under a similar title as the first judgment.<br \/>Each of the four accused persons was sentenced as follows:<br \/>1. On count 1, the murder of Jan Nieuwenhuys, life incarceration.<br \/>2. On count 2, the murder of Simthembile Nyangiwe, life incarceration.<br \/>3. On count 3, robbery with aggravating circumstances involving Nieuwenhuys\u2019s pistol, 15 years&#8217; incarceration.<br \/>4. On count 4, robbery with aggravating circumstances involving Nyangiwe\u2019s pistol, 15 years&#8217; incarceration.<br \/>5. On count 5, unlawful possession of firearms, 15 years&#8217; incarceration.<br \/>6. On count 6, unlawful possession of ammunition, 15 years&#8217; incarceration.<br \/>7. All four accused are declared unfit to possess a firearm.<br \/>8. The sentences for counts 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall run concurrently with the sentence for counts 1 and 2 supra.<\/p><p>[This is only an extract of an article published in Servamus: February 2026. 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