DURBAN – Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested five suspects aged between 21 and 25 for murder, attempted murder and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition at KwaNgcolosi.
On 21 October 2025, members of Crime Intelligence Unit gathered information on suspects who were wanted for the murder of Sibongiseni Mkhize and Squmane Gasa who were shot and killed on Wednesday,18 January 2023 at Embo area. The information was relayed to the Provincial Task Team, who proceeded to KwaNgcolosi for an operation. Upon arrival, police found five men who were inside the house. During the subsequent search, police recovered a firearm and ammunition.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were planning to commit a murder just before the police pounced on them. The suspects were then arrested they were positively identified as being linked to several house breaking cases in the area. They will appear before the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 23 October 2025.
