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News24 reports that National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole has condemned the murder of two officers who were attacked while patrolling in a Cape Town suburb.
The two were killed in Bloekombos in the early hours of Sunday. According to Sitole’s spokesperson, Colonel Brenda Muridili, the commissioner has ordered that the 72-hour activation plan be implemented to mobilise all the resources needed to investigate the case, while the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) has been assigned to investigate the circumstances surrounding “this heinous act that seeks to undermine the authority of the state." The officers' vehicle came under attack along Phumla Street. Apparently, they were both shot in the head while still inside the vehicle. The killers then stole their official firearms before fleeing the scene. Meanwhile, Police Minister Bheki Cele on Sunday joined mourners at the funeral of Durban police officer Royal Ndlovu who was killed when he and a colleague responded to a domestic violence incident in Chatsworth two weeks ago. Ndlovu was shot in the chest above his bulletproof vest by a gunman inside the house, and died instantly. His partner returned fire, killing the gunman. The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) said it was distraught by the continuous reports of police killings.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Getrude Makhafola at News24
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