A well known Yizo Yizo actor and his two friends were arrested in Orange Grove on Friday after they allegedly robbed three people of their cellphones and R500, Johannesburg police said.
Captain Phillip Maganedisa said two men and a woman were walking on the corner of Louis Botha and Second Street when a blue VW minibus stopped near them at about 9pm.
“The three alighted from the vehicle, allegedly told the victims they were police officers and they wanted to search them. They allegedly searched, assaulted them and took their cellphones and R500 from the lady,” Maganedisa said.
He said a police patrol vehicle drove past and the three fled.
“They were stopped a couple of streets down the suburb. The stolen cellphones and the money was found in their possession.”
Maganedisa said the three were charged with common assault and robbery.
The actor appeared in Tsotsi, the best foreign-language film Oscar winner in 2006, the SABC 1 drama series Yizo Yizo and Gaz’lam. – Sapa