Identity
Person No.
43335
Service No.
2598338-5
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
S
Date of Birth
Age at Death
36
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DUTY 1,421
Died on duty
Cause of Death
Killed in the line of duty on 15 July 2024 while responding to a homicide in Zizityaneni, Mbizana; ambushed upon arrival and shot and killed; body armour and weapon stolen; colleague Sergeant Mkizwana seriously wounded
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
South African Police Service
Defence Force
SAPS 1,739
South African Police Service
Location
Country
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Constable S Tshaka, born 5 December 1987, age 36 at death. Father to three children (youngest four at time of death). Served SAPS for 12 years from appointment 30 January 2012. Stationed at SAPS Mbizana, Eastern Cape. On 15 July 2024, while responding to a homicide in Zizityaneni, Mbizana, ambushed; upon arrival shot and killed; body armour and weapon stolen; colleague Sergeant Mkizwana seriously wounded. Name etched on Wall of Remembrance for the 2024/2025 Roll of Honour (SAPS Commemoration magazine; Annual Report PERSAL 2598338-5). Full first name not stated in magazine extract (initials S).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Other web source
open source ↗
SAPS Annual Report 2024/2025, Roll of Honour (1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2025; 27 members).
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Other web source
open source ↗
SAPS Commemoration magazine / Wall of Remembrance 2024/2025.
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South African Police Memorial
open source ↗
South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984).
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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