Imprisoned former police sergeant Fannie Nkosi resigns from SAPS

Former police sergeant Fannie Nkosi, who is in custody facing criminal charges in Gauteng and Limpopo, has tendered his resignation from the South African Police Service (SAPS).

SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed that the service had received Nkosi’s resignation letter, although its decision on the matter was still pending.

Nkosi has been in custody since his arrest in April following a search of his Pretoria home, where police allegedly discovered firearms, ammunition, police dockets and R52 700 in cash.

The charges against the suspended Organised Crime Unit officer have since been consolidated and will be heard together in the Pretoria Regional Court.

His case was postponed to 5 November to allow for the outcome of representations submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

The Gauteng case stems from a search conducted by officers attached to a task team established as part of investigations linked to the Madlanga Commission.

According to the State, the operation followed intelligence concerning the alleged unlawful possession of ammunition at the property.

Police allegedly recovered firearms, ammunition, a stun grenade, SAPS dockets and other state-issued items. More than R50 000 in cash was also reportedly found under a mattress.

The State alleges that Nkosi failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the money.

He faces charges of theft, fraud, unlawful possession of explosives and defeating the administration of justice in the Gauteng matter.

His criminal cases in Gauteng and Limpopo have been centralised and are set to proceed together in the Pretoria Regional Court, with the matter postponed to 5 November.