TimesLIVE reports that after the Hawks arrested a teacher in Kokstad, they found that he was in possession of an unlicensed gun, was driving a stolen car and had another stolen car stashed in his garage.

KwaZulu-Natal Hawks spokesperson Lt-Col Simphiwe Mhlongo said members from the Port Shepstone serious organised crime investigation unit and other law enforcement agencies arrested Siseko Ludongeni, a teacher at Dulati Combined School in Magqagqeni location. Police had received information Ludongeni was driving a stolen car and they went to the school to monitor him. “The vehicle was spotted and intercepted. A search was conducted and police found a 9mm pistol with live rounds of ammunition. The vehicle [registration] was circulated and it was confirmed that it was stolen in Pietermaritzburg in November last year,” Mhlongo reported.

Ludongeni was arrested and taken to his home where a stripped VW Polo was found in the garage. It was discovered the car was stolen in Bayview, Chatsworth, in December 2024. Ludongeni was charged for possession of an unlicensed firearm and stolen motor vehicles. He appeared in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in absentia – as he was admitted to hospital after claiming he was unwell – and the matter was postponed to 22 September.

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