DURBAN – On 24 February 2022 at 11:30, KwaMashu police officers acted on intelligence that was received about a man in unlawful possession of firearms.

Police officers proceeded to Malandela Road in KwaMashu where they spotted a man who matched the given description and requested to search him. Upon searching a bag he was carrying, two 9mm pistols with the serial numbers erased and 14 rounds of ammunition were recovered. The 35-year-old suspect was arrested on the scene for unlawful possession of firearms. Thorough investigation revealed that the suspect was positively linked to a murder case that was committed in KwaMashu.

It is alleged that on 8 March 2021 at 00:00, the deceased Khehla Sicelo Makhanya (30) was with his friends including the accused, drinking inside an informal dwelling at Shayamoya Hostel, when a fight broke out. The suspect left and returned a short while later with a firearm. He opened fire into the room before fleeing the scene. Makhanya sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and was rushed to a local clinic for medical attention where he died upon his arrival. A murder case was opened at KwaMashu Police station for investigation.

The suspect is appearing in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court today where he is facing charges of murder, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

Source: South African Police Service