Brigadier Jay Naicker, police spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal, confirmed to AfriNUUS that the Nongoma SAPS is investigating a shooting that took place on Thursday evening.
“It is alleged that two people aged 63 and 33 were shot dead at Nongoma at 18:00 on Thursday. The circumstances surrounding the incident and the motive are still unknown.”
It was confirmed that Zulu prince Mbongiseni Milton Muntukaphiwana, a partner of King Misuzulu, and his bodyguard, had been shot dead.
He died at the scene while his bodyguard died on arrival at one of the hospitals in Nongoma.
Police in KwaZulu-Natal are investigating two counts of murder.