EWN reports that slain Durban police officer Mvelo Gcabashe was laid to rest on Wednesday in his hometown of Inanda, north of Durban, when family, friends, and colleagues paid their last respects to him.

The officer was shot and killed in the crime-ridden Inanda area a week ago. Police said he was attacked by two suspects who also robbed him of his cellphone and service firearm. The public order policing member had less than five years in service as he only joined SA Police Service (SAPS) in 2022. The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) in the province described his passing as a great loss for police as the battle against intense crime continued in parts of the province. The union urged communities to help protect police officers and not see them as their enemies. Police said a search for the two suspects linked to Gcabashe’s murder was ongoing.

• Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Nhlanhla Mabaso at EWN

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