KwaZulu-Natal

A retired police officer told the Madlanga Commission that a monthly security contract costing R593.56 lapsed years before thieves stole R200 million worth of cocaine from a Hawks building in Port Shepstone. The theft occurred in November 2021 after repeated warnings about inadequate protection went unheeded. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga described the situation as mind-boggling.

May 05, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

Major General Hendrik Flynn testified at the Madlanga Commission that the theft of a R200-million cocaine haul from a Hawks building in KwaZulu-Natal was by design, not coincidence. The 541kg consignment, intercepted in June 2021, was stolen in November 2021 from an unsecured premises. Flynn highlighted multiple mishandlings from the initial seizure.

A man believed to be in his forties was shot and killed on the M1 Higginson Highway in the Marianhill area outside Pinetown on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services found him with multiple gunshot wounds in a luxury vehicle. He was declared dead at the scene.

April 01, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

Durban businessman Calvin Mathibeli has complied with a February Durban High Court order by retracting defamatory social media posts about KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. His lawyers confirmed post deletions and pledged no further comments, while the court dismissed his appeal bid with costs.