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Police in Limpopo have arrested a well-known musician during an intelligence-driven operation on Wednesday morning in the upscale suburb of Bendor, outside of Polokwane.<\/p>\n

According to police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, the name of the musician has not been disclosed, but he is believed to be Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebeshxt.<\/p>\n

The arrest was made during a joint operation between the provincial investigation unit and the provincial tracking team, following a warrant issued in connection with two counts of attempted murder registered at Westernburg SAPS (South African Police Service).<\/p>\n

Arrest warrant<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe arrest is related to an incident that happened early on Sunday, October 19, 2025, along Witklip Street in Ladanna, outside of Polokwane.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is alleged that the suspect got into a fight with another driver and fired multiple shots at another vehicle, injuring a 34-year-old man who was taken to the hospital with serious injuries,\u201d Ledwaba said.<\/p>\n

The case was first opened at Westernburg SAPS before being moved to the provincial investigation unit for additional investigation, Ledwaba continued.<\/p>\n

After detectives secured an arrest warrant on Tuesday, Shebeshxt was apprehended the following day.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the operation, police also seized the suspect\u2019s vehicles for forensic analysis as part of ongoing investigations,\u201d added Ledwaba.<\/p>\n

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Limpopo provincial commissioner of police, Lt-Gen Thembi Hadebe, commended the investigation and operational teams for their swift and coordinated response.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are addressing this matter with utmost seriousness, and we have appointed a dedicated team to thoroughly investigate every aspect,\u201d Hadebe stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe South African Police Service reiterates that no one is above the law, regardless of their social standing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Court appearance on Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shebeshxt is expected to appear before the Polokwane Magistrate\u2019s Court on Thursday on charges of attempted murder.<\/p>\n

On October 26, Sunday World first reported the story after learning that Shebeshxt\u2019s lawyers had turned him over to the police.<\/p>\n

However, shortly after his detention in police holding cells, a group of detectives from the provincial police headquarters arrived and freed the artist.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey took the docket from the Westenburg police station and said the matter is being investigated by the murder and robbery unit, and that they would obtain a statement from the musician and the victim once investigations have been completed,\u201d the Sunday World informant said at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police in Limpopo have arrested a well-known musician during an intelligence-driven operation on Wednesday morning in the upscale…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,25,34],"tags":[46,81,62,48,49,50,58,80],"class_list":["post-5632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-culture","category-national","category-pop-culture","tag-africa","tag-court","tag-crime","tag-feature","tag-human-interest","tag-international","tag-national","tag-south-africa","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\nShebeshxt arrested for attempted murder - 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