Popular KZN sangoma arrested for orchestrating murder of ANCYL member and two metro officers
A traditional healer from KwaZulu-Natal has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the 2020 murders of an ANCYL member and two police officers. Police investigations linked the killings through ballistic evidence, leading to the arrest of five suspects involved in the conspiracy.
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The case highlights the ongoing efforts of the Political Killings Task Team to address targeted violence and corruption-related murders in South Africa.
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A popular traditional healer from KwaMashu in KwaZulu-Natal has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the 2020 murders of an African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) member and two eThekwini Metro Police officers.
The arrest, made on Friday, July 24, 2026, follows a lengthy investigation by the KZN Political Killings Task Team into the killings of ANCYL member Thamsanqa Kingdom Gcabashe and Metro Police officers Lindokuhle Madonsela and Ndumiso Thusi.
According to KZN police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda, the suspect is believed to have orchestrated the murders after allegedly becoming convinced that officer Madonsela was involved in an intimate relationship with his wife.
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