[BREAKING] The death toll in the KwaMakhutha massacre in KwaZulu-Natal has now increased to 12. This follows the death of one of the three victims who were hospitalised. Tune in to #eNCA on #DStv403 #netchain #Generalnhlanhlamkwanazi #kzn for the latest updates

BREAKING NEWS | Special Task Force Police Members Have Shot And Killed Suspect Wanted In Connection With Killing Of Two KZN Crime Intelligence Officers Police have killed a suspect wanted in connection with the April 2026 ambush that claimed the lives of two KwaZulu-Natal Crime Intelligence officers. A Special Task Force member was injured during the latest operation, which reportedly took place in Inanda. Captain Louis Nel and Sergeant Mandla Khuzwayo were travelling in an unmarked state vehicle in the Mount Edgecombe/Cornubia area north of Durban on 30 April when suspects in a white Toyota Quantum opened fire. Nel, a former Special Task Force member recently promoted and transferred to Crime Intelligence, died at the scene. Khuzwayo was airlifted to hospital with gunshot wounds but died weeks later. Details of the latest shootout, and the condition of the injured STF member, have not been officially released by SAPS. Investigations into the original ambush remain ongoing. The MK Party has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to lift National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola’s suspension, saying there is “no lawful or rational basis” for keeping him out of office after criminal charges against him were withdrawn. Read on https://tinyurl.com/4trtjjn3 #MKParty #FannieMasemola #SouthAfricanPolitics #news #IOL

Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is the Provincial Police Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. He has become one of the country's most prominent public figures following his explosive allegations of institutional corruption and political capture within the upper echelons of South African law enforcement and government. Background and Career Born in 1974 in Edendale, KZN, Mkhwanazi joined the South African Police Service (SAPS) in 1993. He rose rapidly through the ranks and served as the acting National Police Commissioner in 2012. After speaking out against political interference, he was removed from the post a year later, but he staged a comeback in 2018 when he was appointed the police chief of KZN. The Cartel Allegations & Political Fallout In July 2025, Mkhwanazi triggered an unprecedented law enforcement scandal. Dressed in fatigues and flanked by armed officers, he held a live-broadcast press conference accusing then-Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and top police brass of working in cahoots with a powerful drug-trafficking cartel. He alleged that: Politicians and top police officials pressured authorities to dismantle the elite Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) after it uncovered deep-state organized crime ties. #Netchain #Generalnhlanhlamkwanazi #PKTT #catmatlala #medicare24 # #mzansi #saps

KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi mentioned that the Big 5 cartel will be neutralized as they are terrorizing the country. The alleged cartel has been identified as; Katiso Molefe, Steve Motsumi, Ignatius Mothakathi, Andrew Boy Mthethwa, Jothan Msibi. #NewsUpdate #MadlangaCommission #Crime #netchain