32-Year-Old Businessman Shot and Killed in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

• The South African Police Service is investigating the murder of a businessman in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
• The security company owner was in the parking lot when unidentified gunmen shot and killed him
• The suspects then fled the scene in two vehicles, and South Africans mourned another violent killing in KwaZulu-Natal over the festive season

During his four years at Daily Sun, Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist, contributed coverage of criminal activities, investigations and court proceedings in South Africa.

DURBAN, KWAZULU-NATAL — The owner of a security business in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, was gunned down on 30 December 2025. The South African Police Service is probing a case of murder.

How did the murder happen?

According to SABC News, the 32-year-old businessman was sitting in a parking lot in his car. An unconfirmed number of suspects travelling in two vehicles appeared, and they opened fire. He died instantly, and the suspects fled the scene.

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Violent crimes during the festive season

There has been a string of violent crimes that have taken place in the country since the festive season began.

• A man in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, was arrested after a truck driver was shot three times and killed following a fight over a parking space on 28 December
• A Gauteng police officer was arrested on 27 December after he went on the lam for murdering a man in cold blood in Soweto
• A Tshwane man was arrested for killing his Tshwane Metro Police Department girlfriend on 23 December

South Africans worried

Netizens commenting on Facebook shared their views.

Shan Joe said:

"If it's not a hijacking, then it's drug-related. If it's not that, then it's a jealous lover, or else it's a revenge attack. Very common here. You have to watch your back."

Tshidiso Peter Ages Khoanyane said:

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"One day, wearing a bulletproof vest will be a prerequisite to walk in any street in South Africa,."

Jabu Khetheni said:

"Yoooh, in KZN, if you manage to see the next day, you're lucky."

Lucky Shukuma said:

"KZN should be declared a no-go area until the government fixes this mess."

Sylvia Dikgomo said:

"KZN is not for the fainthearted."

KZN man kills girlfriend, son and himself

In a related article, Briefly News reported on a murder-suicide tragedy that rocked the KZN province. A man killed his girlfriend and their son before killing himself.

The police discovered the body on 20 December in Umgababa, outside of Durban. It was later revealed that the man was former police minister Bheki Cele's nephew.

Source: Briefly News