Johannesburg – A 35-year-old man has been arrested for business robbery in Meadowlands, Soweto, Gauteng police said on Sunday.

The man was arrested on Friday for a robbery at a tavern in Zone 11 on September 9, said Constable Sibusiso Chauke.

Four armed men stormed into the tavern after midnight, ordered everyone to lie on the floor and took money, airtime, liquor and cigarettes before fleeing.

“The owner of the tavern was later killed at his house by four unknown men,” he said.

Police were searching for the other men. The arrested man would appear soon in the Protea Magistrate’s Court soon. – Sapa