By Thapelo Molefe
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has said that investigators are closing in on the killers of Marius van der Merwe, with three persons of interest identified and one already questioned.
Briefing the media in Saulsville on Monday evening before travelling to Brakpan — where Van der Merwe lived and was shot in front of his wife and children — Masemola said police were making steady progress.
“We are confident that soon we will register a breakthrough as police remain on high alert for those behind the killing of Mr Van der Merwe. Save to say, investigations are on the right track,” he said.
He added that the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), together with the Madlanga Commission, had put in place measures to enhance security for all commission witnesses and officials.
Masemola further appealed to the public to support law enforcement during the festive
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