Rangers led operations at the Pretoriuskop section in the south of the park last week where the men were nabbed in two separate incidents.
Their population in the park has increased from 120 animals in 2009 to between 300 and 350.
Rangers on routine patrol spotted three poachers who ran into the elephant herd while trying to flee.
The court, which boasts a 100 % rhino poaching conviction rate, had not been operating for over a year due to a legal battle waged by the Mpumalanga Regional Court’s president, Naomi Engelbrecht, who sought to have it closed and its cases transferred to the Mhala Court.
Several roads and bridges in the nature reserve have been swamped and some of it's camps are still inaccessible.
Many provinces have been hit by heavy downpours for over a week now, with the weather service urging residents to be extremely cautious.
Most parts of the country have in the last few days witnessed heavy rains with more predicted in the coming days.
Parts of the Kruger National Park suffered damage after storm Eloise ripped through Mpumalanga and Limpopo from the weekend into Monday and Tuesday.
Disaster management teams at the Kruger National Park are on high alert ahead of the landfall of the cyclone, which is predicted to hit the northern parts of the park in Limpopo.
It is understood that Checkers Mashego went missing during a routine patrol along the southern parts of the park on 17 November.
Two are security guards, while the other works with the technical services division at a rest camp.
The two security guards and another worker from the technical services division were arrested earlier this week on Tuesday during an operation between Sanparks and police.
There’s already increased air traffic this weekend, with many taking advantage of the further reopening of the tourism sector.
SANParks said that some parks like the Addo, Camdeboo and the Karoo National parks were scheduled to open their accommodation on 17 August while Mountain Zebra National Park would follow three days later.
Various roads and camps around the Kruger National Park have been temporarily closed since Monday due to heavy rainfall in the area.
A video of a baboon stealing a lion cub has been doing the rounds on social media. The incident was filmed by Kurt Schultz in the Kruger National Park and can be dubbed a real-life version of the 'Lion King'.
Carlos Sithole opened fire on rangers in the park in 2015. Rangers returned fire and arrested him.
Illegal snares are being placed all around the park to catch both large and small animals. The snares catch the animal, but can kill it very slowly and painfully.
