PARKLANDS – Police have arrested a man suspected to be the mastermind in the killing of DA candidate councillor Sinovuyo Dyokwe.
She was murdered last month while returning home after participating in voter registration activities in Dunoon. She was allegedly followed before two armed suspects fatally shot her.
Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said the suspect, aged 37, was arrested during a joint intelligence-driven operation conducted by Provincial SVCI detectives and the SAPS Special Task Force in Parklands. He had allegedly been evading arrest.
“The arrest follows an intensive investigation during which detectives acted on information received from members of the public regarding the suspect’s whereabouts. The suspect has been positively linked to the murder through the ongoing investigation.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased had allegedly been subjected to extortion and was reportedly forced to pay protection money. It is further alleged that after she refused to continue making these payments, threats were made against her,” Traut said.
During the operation, police seized the vehicle allegedly used in the commission of the offence, as well as seven cellular phones that will form part of the ongoing investigation.
The suspect is expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 27 July 2026, on charges of murder and extortion.
The investigation remains ongoing, and further arrests are expected as detectives continue to pursue all those involved in this matter.