By BAKANG MOKOTO
26 August 2026 – Today, the South African Police Service (SAPS) remembers and pays tribute to fallen heroes, the late Warrant Officer Vuyisile Rodney Sintwa and Sergeant Simon Sentsho Masenye who died in the line of duty on 8 August 2025. The SAPS said Sintwa and Masenye were stationed at Florida Police Station in Gauteng at the time of their tragic death.
SAPS national spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said in the build-up to the SAPS Commemoration Day, which will be held at the Union Buildings on 6 September 2026, SAPS will honour 12 police officers who laid down their lives while serving and protecting the people of South Africa.
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