News24 reports that KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police are investigating a case of murder after a police officer shot and killed a colleague on Friday.  

The incident apparently happened at a police station near Nkandla, where it is alleged that the 43-year-old officer was on duty and got into a misunderstanding with another officer who was off-duty.  Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane said:  "The off-duty police officer shot and killed his colleague.  The suspect (30) was immediately arrested by police officers that were on duty."  The firearm used was confiscated for ballistic testing.  The suspect will appear in the Nkandla Magistrate's Court on Monday on a charge of murder.

• The original of Sesona Ngqakamba’s short report on this story is at News24

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