The Mpumalanga High Court released Mbombela traffic officer Khanyisile Viola Nyalunga (29) on R5 000 bail on September 15. Nyalunga was arrested on suspicion of being involved in a failed cash-in-transit (CIT) heist in Hazyview on July 27.

The spokesperson for the provincial National Prosecuting Authority, Monica Nyuswa, said Nyulunga had appealed against the White River Magistrate’s Court’s decision not to grant her bail. “The court found there was substantial reason that she be granted bail. She was released under the condition that she does not get in contact with the witnesses. She attends all her court appearances. She must stay in the country until her case is resolved,” Nyuswa said.

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On July 27, at about 13:30, a Fidelity Security armoured vehicle (AV) was travelling from White River to Hazyview, escorted by a tactical support unit vehicle. At the White River/Hazyview junction, as the AV turned into Hazyview, it was rammed by a grey Mercedes-Benz sedan. The suspects immediately started to shoot at the AV, wounding the security guards. They were transported to hospital for medical treatment.

According to information, the suspects fled in three other sedans. Some witnesses indicated that one of the vehicles was seen transporting the suspect and firearms used during the failed heist.

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A team of investigators of a joint operation by the Nelspruit Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit, the National Intervention Unit, provincial detectives and the Nelspruit Local Criminal Record Centre, followed up on this information. Some of the vehicles seen at the crime scene were allegedly found parked in Nyalunga’s yard. The vehicles were confiscated, and Nyalunga was arrested on Friday July 28.

She is still expected to appear in the White River Magistrate’s Court on September 27.