By Marcus Moloko
Suspended South African Police Service (SAPS) Organised Crime Unit Sergeant Fannie Nkosi is set to appear at the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday, where a judge will decide whether he will await trial from home or remain behind bars at Kgosi Mampuru Prison.
Nkosi, arrested in April 2026, faces several serious charges after investigators raided his Pretoria North home. The raid uncovered high-calibre firearms, which include an R5 rifle, nearly 500 rounds of ammunition, a commercial stun grenade, six stolen police dockets linked to cash-in-transit robberies and car hijackings, and over R52,000 in unexplained cash hidden beneath a mattress.
The State alleges Nkosi acted as a middleman between senior police officials, including Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, and Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, the suspected leader of the notorious “Big Five” criminal cartel.
Nkosi’s alleged cartel ties, combined with accusations of falsifying his rank to interfere with a
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