News24 reports that eight Presidential Protection Services (PPS) police officers, who were filmed assaulting people on the N1 highway in Gauteng, have been arrested.

The men were told to hand themselves in to the Sandton police at 15:00 on Sunday. Seven of the eight arrived on time, while the eighth member came in at 15:30. The men are accused of assault, malicious damage to property, and pointing a firearm. They will appear in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Monday. All eight have been suspended, but it is now known if that is with pay. Asked why the arrests had taken so long, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate's (IPID’s) spokesperson, Robbie Raburabu, denied special treatment for the officers and said they first had to track down the victims from different provinces to take their statements. He added: "The victims [who are all trainees at the SA National Defence Force] were located with the help of the SANDF. Some were in the hospital. Their wounds are healing." When asked whether Deputy President Paul Mashatile was on the scene of the assaults, Raburabu said: "I cannot confirm if the principal was in the car on the day." The men were part of Mashatile's security detail, and the convoy was said to have been escorting him home at the time.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Patrick at News24

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