Two men, a former SANParks corporal ranger and a known crime offender, appeared in the Masoyi Periodical Court today on charges of hunting and trespassing.
The case was postponed to Thursday for a formal bail application. Alfred Khosa (59) and Kenneth Ntimane (37) were arrested in Skukuza on Sunday.
According to a provincial police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane, the arrests were made after field rangers discovered the tracks of four individuals and initiated a search in Block 19 of the Skukuza area of the Kruger National Park.
Ndubane said the rangers pursued the suspects and managed to apprehend two, while the other two escaped capture.
The arrested suspects were found in possession of an impala head, a dead warthog and seven snares. Ndubane said they failed to produce a valid hunting permit.
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“The former ranger had previously worked in the park. He was dismissed in 2021 for conspiracy to commit a crime, which is a matter still being heard in the Skukuza Regional Court. At the time of his arrest, he was found wearing a Kruger rangers uniform,” she said.
The police have, however, not ruled out the possibility of adding further charges.
