Overview
- A murder case has been opened after a man was shot dead on Sunday in Windsor East, Johannesburg, during the filming of the Moja Love programme Sizok'thola.
- SAPS reports that public order police later moved in to restore calm as community protests flared, and no arrests have been made.
- ActionSA confirmed its Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo was on scene and defended the operation as a response to violent drug networks.
- Johannesburg’s Public Safety MMC said JMPD had no prior role in the operation and only provided backup at SAPS’s request, urging accountability for those involved.
- ActionSA statements and SAPS briefings differ on who led the operation, as Khumalo’s past legal run-ins—including charges provisionally withdrawn by the NPA in April 2025—add scrutiny.