Arrest made in Sindiso Magaqa murder case


By REGINALD KANYANE

28 July 2025- The South African Police Service (SAPS) Political Killings Task Team has made another breakthrough in the former ANCYL Secretary-General, Sindiso Magaqa murder case with the arrest of the former Municipal Manager of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality.  A suspect (55), was re-arrested today in Malvern, Durban.

The police national spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said he was previously arrested in 2018, alongside the late mayor of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality, a businessman, two former police officers and a hitman. Mathe said the hitman, Sbusiso Ncengwa, was convicted to 25 years imprisonment on 7 July 2025.

“The former Municipal Manager is expected to appear before the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday,” she said.

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