Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC

Twelve members of the South African military have been arrested in total, including Lt Col Sunnybooi Wambi, and the current head of South Africa's special forces, Brig Gen Solomon Lechoenyo - both promoted to these positions since police first started investigating their roles in the case.

These vehicles entered the Mall of Africa on the day Abadigga and his bodyguard were last seen - they belonged to a front company for South African special forces The vehicles were all registered to a company called Peters Communications Trust (PCT), a front company for South African special forces - Ameen and the IO were to discover.

Now seven members of South Africa's special forces, and one military police officer, have been charged with murdering Lt Col Mathipa, a highly respected officer, in August 2023.