Cato Manor serial rape suspect in court as police link two KZN men to attacks on 30 women

By Akani Nkuna

A 46-year-old man linked to 16 alleged sexual attacks appeared in a Durban court on Monday as KwaZulu-Natal authorities raised concern over multiple suspected serial rape cases in the province.

The man appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court in connection with 16 cases of sexual assault, including rape, most of them linked to Cato Manor in Durban.

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The case was postponed to 28 September.

Police said the suspect was linked to 14 alleged rapes in Cato Manor between 2014 and 2025, as well as attacks on two women in Plessislaer and Taylor’s Halt in the uMgungundlovu District.

Investigators allege he targeted women mainly at night, at times following them home from taverns before attacking them.

In other cases, police allege he broke into homes occupied by women living alone and threatened them with a