A former South African Police Service (SAPS) officer from the Free State has been sentenced in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court for her involvement in selling state-owned firearms.
Constable Noxolo Perseverance Job, 39, was assigned to the SAPS Protection and Security Services (PSS) in Bloemfontein. She was convicted on charges related to conspiracy to commit robbery and violating the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000.
Job’s arrest was carried out by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks. According to Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Zweli Mohobeleli, Job had orchestrated a plan to have firearms stolen from the PSS office.
“In October 2019, Job, who was responsible for security at high-profile locations in the Free State, arranged for firearms to be stolen from a PSS safe. She also offered her personal firearm to the would-be robbers for a fee of R50,000,” Mohobeleli stated.
The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team became aware of the plot and arrested Job during a staged transaction on October 8, 2019.
Job was convicted on July 30, 2024, and sentenced to four years of direct imprisonment on January 13, 2025.
Major General Mokgadi Bokaba, head of the Hawks in the Free State, expressed relief at Job’s removal from the police service and society. “She posed a serious threat to her colleagues and the public. These firearms could have been used for violent crimes if they had fallen into the wrong hands,” Bokaba remarked.
In other news, A group of 20 MPs and senators from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) attended an event at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Kwekwe farm, a visit that was organized by Mnangagwa’s office, not Parliament.
The visit was marked by controversy, as 20 out of 32 lawmakers present were appointed by the CCC’s interim secretary general, Sengezo Tshabangu, who took control of the party after the 2023 general elections.
Tshabangu, who was not on the original 2023 election list, gained influence in the party by recalling dozens of elected representatives, which led to by-elections that saw ZANU PF strengthen its parliamentary majority.
His loyalists, mostly appointed after the election, attended the field day, while the majority of the CCC MPs and senators stayed away, viewing the event as a political maneuver by Mnangagwa.
The list of attendees from the CCC includes MPs and Senators from various regions who replaced previous representatives. These appointments have fueled concerns of party division and the growing influence of Tshabangu within the CCC.
In other news, Seventeen individuals were detained for taking photos at the scene of a road traffic accident in Harare, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning at the busy intersection of Sam Nujoma Street and Robert Mugabe Road in central Harare, causing several injuries.
A commuter omnibus, attempting to overtake a City of Harare refuse compactor while trying to avoid arrest, failed to complete the maneuver and collided with the vehicle, injuring multiple passengers.
