Johannesburg – Thirty-three year-old Alton Ncube is expected to be surrendered to Interpol South Africa by Zimbabwean authorities next week.
Ncube is wanted by the South African Police Service in connection with the murder of his wife in February 2025 in Soweto.
Police said the murder was captured on video by the suspect and “shared it widely with friends and close family members” before he fled to Zimbabwe shortly after the incident.
#sapsHQ A 41yr-old, convicted drug trafficker was arrested on Friday morning at his home by the SAPS National Intervention Unit (NIU) in Cape Town. Stanislav Stamenov, a Bulgarian national, was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment in Romania in 2009 but fled the country shortly… pic.twitter.com/Nvx3SB2jzb
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) February 27, 2026
Authorities confirmed that Ncube will be handed over at the Beitbridge Border Post on 4 March.
The SAPS said cross-border cooperation remains critical in combating transnational crime, particularly drug trafficking and violent offences linked to organised networks.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
