By Johnathan Paoli
Controversial North West businessman and political fixer Brown Mogotsi has been arrested for allegedly staging an attempted assassination on his life in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni.
In November 2025, Mogotsi claimed he had been ambushed in Vosloorus when about 11 bullets struck the vehicle he was travelling in with a passenger.
A SAPS multidisciplinary team executed a J50 warrant of arrest on Friday evening, arresting Mogotsi on a charge of defeating the ends of justice.
He was arrested shortly after appearing before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and while allegedly travelling back to Mahikeng in the North West.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the firearm allegedly used in the incident has also been linked to other serious violent crimes, including murder and attempted murder cases.
Mogotsi is expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 18 May 2026.
His arrest came hours after a tense appearance before
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