Staff Reporter
The KZN Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the attempted murder of an uMkhonto weSizwe Party district official and her husband near Ndwedwe last month.
Velile Ntshangase, of Mahlabathini, appeared in the Ndwedwe District Court on Monday on two counts of attempted murder, police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said.
The case was postponed to 3 August to allow Ntshangase to secure legal representation.
Mathe said the arrest related to an attack on MK Party iLembe District Secretary Zanele Mbhamali and her husband on June 23.
“It is alleged that Ms Mbhamali and her husband were travelling home along Road P100 towards Ndwedwe when unknown suspects opened fire on their vehicle,” Mathe said.
The shooting occurred at about 10.30pm.
The PKTT received the case docket on 10 July and “immediately commenced investigations”, which led to Ntshangase’s arrest, Mathe said.
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