He says the guard was shot dead outside Pick 'n Pay in Knysna, before his gun was stolen and an undisclosed amount of cash.
Lieutenant Colonel Vukubi says at the crime scene, police found a cap and gloves which were linked to the suspect through his DNA.
He says a multi-disciplinary tracing team comprising of the Hawks based in George, Mthatha and the Mthatha Tactical Response Team gathered information and tracked down the suspect in Mthatha where he was arrested.
His alleged accomplices, 32-year-old Mzoxolo Bhushula and 35-year-old Masonwabe Yizana are already on trial, with only Yizana being granted bail.
The suspect will make his first court appearance in George on Monday for a house robbery committed in George in 2017 and will then appear in the Knysna Magistrates court on Tuesday for the murder of the security guard.
Bhushula and Yizana must be back in court on the 9th of December.
