Sindiso Magaqa murder: Former KZN municipal manager arrested
The South African Police Service Political Killings Task Team has made another breakthrough in the Sindiso Magaqa murder case with the arrest of the former municipal manager of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality.
The 55-year-old suspect was re-arrested earlier today in Malvern, Durban.
The latest suspect was previously arrested in 2018 alongside the late Mayor of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality, a businessman, two former police officers, and a hitman.
"He was previously arrested in 2018 alongside the late Mayor of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality, a businessman, two former police officers, and a hitman. The hitman, Sbusiso Ncengwa was convicted to 25 years imprisonment on 07 July 2025," said SAPS national spokesperson Athlenda Mathe.
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Ncengwa admitted to being part of the plot to kill Magaqa, who was gunned down in uMzimkhulu in 2017.
The African National Congress Youth League leader was allegedly targeted for exposing corruption within the local municipality.
In his admissions, Ncengwa pointed out the now late Umzimkhulu Mayor as the mastermind behind the 35-year-old's assassination plot.
The former municipal manager, who can't be named until he appears in court, is expected to make his first appearance before the Mzimkhulu Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Additional reporting by Gcinokuhle Malinga
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