Following the robbery and kidnapping of a 51-year-old businessman from Summer Greens in Cape Town a week ago, members of the Anti Kidnapping Task Team in the Western Cape have rescued the hostage and arrested nine suspects on Friday and Monday evening in Khayelitsha and Saldanha respectively. It is alleged that during the robbery and kidnapping incident, the hostage and the occupants of the house were robbed of cellphones and a substantial amount of cash by seven armed suspects.
As part of ongoing investigations into the house robbery and kidnapping for ransom of a 51-year-old businessman on 25 May 2026 in Summergreens, the team comprising detectives, intelligence operatives and special task force members descended on a number of premises in Makhaza, Khayelitsha on Friday evening wherein they arrested five suspects during a tracing operation. Further information led the task team to a household in Basil February Street in the coastal town of Saldanha where the first arrest was effected. Later they pounced on another house in Noordse Street, also in Saldanha where the hostage was rescued and three suspects arrested. The hostage who was tied up and appeared injured from presumed torture was taken to a medical facility for treatment.
The arrested suspects, seven men and two women between the ages of 20 and 50 are expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates court on Wednesday facing possession of stolen property, firearms and ammunition charges as well as robbery, kidnapping and extortion charges.
Western Cape SAPS management has commended the Anti Kidnapping Task Team for the meticulous investigations that led to rescue of the hostage and arrests effected .
