SAPS turns to Interpol to track Boshoga kidnap suspects

Mozambicans linked to abduction case

- By Mpho Koka and Setumo Stone

The South African Police Service (SAPS) is on the hunt for Mozambican nationals linked to the kidnapping of Pretoria businessman Jerry Boshoga, whose name was brought up last week at the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Alleged Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System.

This information was revealed by a source with intimate knowledge of the Boshoga kidnapping case.

On Wednesday, national police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe would only say that the SAPS has roped in the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) to assist them in finding Boshoga, who was kidnapped in Centurion, Pretoria, 10 months ago in November 2024.

Just before he disappeared, he was going to meet someone in Rooihuiskraal, Centurion.

"The investigations into the kidnapping case of Jerry Boshoga are ongoing, and the case is at a sensitive and advanced stage, with a multidisciplinary team still on the ground actively searching for the businessman. Crime intelligence is leading this investigation, with tactical units and organised crime investigations involved.

"We have also roped in Interpol to assist with cross-border investigations. We regularly update the family on the progress of investigations," said Mathe.