Two suspects have been arrested in Mozambique in connection with the murders of tourist couple Dina and Ernst Marais, who were killed while visiting the northern region of the Kruger National Park.
The elderly couple, from Mossel Bay, were last seen on 20 May after visiting the Pafuri picnic site in the park. They had entered the reserve two days earlier.
Concern grew when the couple failed to return home, prompting a search operation. Their bodies were later discovered floating near Crooks Corner, a remote area where the borders of South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe meet.
Authorities said both victims had sustained multiple stab wounds.
In a statement, police confirmed that the arrests were the result of a coordinated investigation involving the South African Police Service, Mozambican law enforcement agencies, South African National Parks and other stakeholders.
Police said two Mozambican nationals, aged 32 and 33, have been positively linked to the murders.
"The arrests were made through coordinated cross-border investigations conducted by the South African Police Service, Mozambican law enforcement authorities, SANParks and other role players," police said.
Investigators also recovered the couple's stolen vehicle, a Ford Ranger double cab, in Chókwè, Mozambique, on 26 May.
The discovery of the vehicle led to the arrest of the first suspect in Chókwè on 1 June. A second suspect was subsequently apprehended in Xai-Xai, in Mozambique's Gaza province, on 2 June.
Police have not yet disclosed further details regarding the suspects' alleged involvement or possible motives behind the attack.
The murders have shocked South Africans and raised concerns about visitor safety in remote areas of the Kruger National Park.
Following the incident, SANParks announced that it would introduce additional risk mitigation measures in identified high-risk areas within the Nxanatseni North Region.
The organisation said the measures are aimed at enhancing visitor safety and strengthening security in vulnerable sections of the park.
Investigations into the murders are continuing, with authorities from both South Africa and Mozambique working together as the case progresses.