Meet the ex-SAPS detectives who are still responding to the call of duty

Two retired detectives are now private investigators helping victims of crime get justice

01 July 2024 - 21:52

Sam Lebese, 51, a private investigator who worked in the South African Police Service for almost 22 years, continues to live by the oath he took years ago, though now he does so without a badge and without donning his usual blue police uniform...

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