Olorato Mongale murder: SAPS broadening investigation to track linked suspects

DURBAN - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is broadening the search to all border posts to track down suspects linked to the murder case of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale.

KwaZulu-Natal’s Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said that the expansion of their investigation was prompted by the main suspect in the matter, Philangenkosi Makhanya, who noted the possible whereabouts of his accomplices, Fezile Ngubane and Bongani Mthimkhulu.

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Makhanya, who was on the run since Mongale’s body was discovered, was shot dead by police in Amanzimtoti on Friday, after he reportedly opened fire when confronted.

Mkhwanazi said that investigators would pursue the alleged confession statement to find the remaining suspects.

"This guy here tells us that when he interviewed the deceased, the deceased told him about the other guy who is going to Zimbabwe, and we don’t know about that, and we're still trying to locate him."

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