Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal’s latest news.
Durban: A Durban businessman has accused KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of sending his police with fake warrants of arrest to try to kill him while threatening his family with guns. Calvin Mojalefa Mathibeli told Newzroom Afrika on Tuesday that Mkhwanazi has tried several times to kill him. On the other hand, SAPS in KZN stated that what Mathibeli does not know is that the operation at his business premises was a Head Office operation and police in KwaZulu-Natal had nothing to do with it. “Mathibeli seems to have an obsession with police in KwaZulu-Natal and particularly the Provincial Commissioner. Police in KwaZulu-Natal will now seek legal recourse against Mr Mathibeli for his image-tinting utterances,” said KZN SAPS.
Scottburgh: The Scottburgh Regional Court has sentenced a 43-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape of a minor girl on diverse occasions between 2021 and 2022 in Zwelisha, situated on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. The complainant was 10 years old at the time of the offences. The complainant knew the accused as he was in a relationship with her mother. During the period 2021 to 2022, the accused would take the complainant to his house, which was near her home, where he raped her. He threatened to kill both the complainant and her mother if she disclosed the abuse. In December 2022, after another incident, the complainant went to her friend’s house where they were meant to play. She confided in her friend that the accused had been raping her. The complainant also informed her friend’s mother, who then contacted the complainant’s mother. The complainant was taken to a nearby medical facility for examination and assistance. The matter was reported to the police and the accused was subsequently arrested.
Phoenix: KZN Transport Minister Siboniso Duma congratulated the KZN e-Hailing Council and Phoenix Taxi Association for agreeing to work together following an incident that took place on Saturday. The assault of a Bolt driver in Phoenix shocked the people of KwaZulu-Natal and the whole country. “Once again, we thank Phoenix Police Station, as guided by Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for averting what could have been a disaster. Today’s meeting, which was chaired by the department’s Public Regulatory Entity together with eThekwini Metro Police, was robust and highlighted all challenges faced by the public transport industry in Phoenix,” said Duma.
Pictured above: Pictured above: Durban Businessman Calvin Mathibeli.
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