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.

Police investigations also linked

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Five suspects wanted for violent crimes, including murder, attempted murder, and house robberies, were fatally wounded during a shootout with police in Bester Area 10, Inanda, in the early hours of Thursday morning.

KZN provincial police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda said the suspects had been “wreaking havoc in the area of Inanda and the surrounding areas”.

They were also wanted for an attack on police officers that took place last year.  

“At the end of November 2025, the suspects attempted to kill police officers by shooting at them, and they have been elusive ever since,” Netshiunda said in a statement.

According to police, information about the suspects’ whereabouts was received early on Thursday and was immediately operationalised.

“When police arrived at the scene, the suspects fired shots towards police officers through the door,” Netshiunda said.

“To protect themselves and those in the vicinity of the house, police

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