Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC

Evidence indicating that South African special forces murdered senior police detective Frans Mathipa has been shared with the BBC. Mathipa was shot and killed while driving, just days after he was reportedly told he would finally receive a crucial piece of information he had spent four months fighting to access in the case he was investigating. Fearing that his pursuit of the evidence could cost him his life, the detective was targeted before he could obtain it.

The BBC gained access to the prosecution's case against eight accused men in connection with the killing. The ongoing legal proceedings and the newly shared evidence shed light on the high-stakes dangers faced by investigators probing high-level corruption or crimes potentially involving state security forces in South Africa.