Johannesburg – Police have confirmed that businessman Brown Mogotsi, who is yet to appear before the Madlanga Commission, survived a shooting that left his car riddled with bullet holes.
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, said the businessman survived unscathed after his vehicle was shot at in Vosloorus Extension 25 late on Monday, 3 November 2025.
The car was left with eight bullet holes.
Last month, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, known as the “Madlanga Commission”, issued a formal notice to Mogotsi, implicating him in serious allegations based on testimony from KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Speaking to SABC TV on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said: “At around 10 o’clock last night, we received a call and reports of a shooting in this area of Vosloorus… It was actually a private security individual who made the call, and the acting station commander then dispatched resources and personnel to that particular crime scene.
“When we arrived, we found Mr. Brown Mogotsi on the scene, and we interviewed him.
“He alleges that there was a white bakkie that was following him and then started shooting at his vehicle.”
Briagdier Mathe added: “He was not injured in the incident… he is alleging that he his traumatised”.
Police are investigating the matter.
“We are investigating a case of attempted murder,” said Brigadier Mathe.
