A jaw-dropping revelation out of Gauteng: police have uncovered a thrilling ballistic connection between the firearm that killed DJ Sumbody in 2022 and the weapon involved in a brazen attack on actress Tebogo Thobejane. This single weapon may also link to an audacious shooting targeting taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni—uniting three chilling crimes across the region (Magzter).
Eyewitnesses and court records reveal that preliminary forensic tests shared by authorities suggest shell casings from the N1 highway incident—where Thobejane survived a near-fatal ambush—match ballistic evidence from both DJ Sumbody’s ambush and Sibanyoni’s Centurion Golf Estate shooting (Magzter). This dramatically widens the scope of the investigation, hinting at a single, highly dangerous perpetrator or network.
In a recent Alexandra court hearing, arms suspect Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala—along with accomplice Tsakani and two alleged hitmen—was linked more deeply into these violent crimes. Prosecutors confirmed intentions to press further charges, including cases from Pretoria West (Thobejane) and Lyttleton (Sibanyoni) (Magzter). As detectives pursue this trail, the same weapon may serve as the linchpin tying them all together.
