Overview
- Police say assailants used an AK-47 and fled in a white Nissan NP200 with a canopy, and a multi-agency manhunt is underway.
- NATJOINTS, the SANDF and the State Security Agency met commission officials and agreed to heighten the inquiry’s security plan for witnesses and staff.
- Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said van der Merwe was offered witness protection but declined, and the government is reassessing anonymity and testimony procedures.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the killing and vowed stronger protections for whistle-blowers and those appearing before the commission.
- SAPS says the motive has not yet been established and the weapon has not been recovered, as some prospective witnesses weigh withdrawing over safety fears.