KZN Hitmen Handed Life Sentences for Taxi Industry Murders and Post Office Robbery

• Two KwaZulu-Natal hitmen convicted of murders linked to the taxi industry have been sentenced to life imprisonment
• On Friday, they were sentenced to life imprisonment in addition to a combined 80 years by the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court
• On 4 July 2022, the two, along with at least four other suspects, stormed a post office at Tugela Ferry Mall in Msinga and robbed employees of an undisclosed amount of money

The Pietermaritzburg Regional Court has sentenced two KwaZulu-Natal hitmen, convicted of taxi industry-related murders, to life imprisonment. Muzi Sibiya (42) and Nduduzo Shezi (36) were each handed life terms, along with a combined additional 80 years’ imprisonment, on Friday, 29 August 2025.

Guilty of murder and robbery

Police confirmed that the two were convicted of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. On 4 July 2022, Sibiya, Shezi, and at least four other suspects stormed a post office at Tugela Ferry Mall in Msinga. They robbed employees of an undisclosed amount of money allocated for Sassa beneficiaries.

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They also took personal belongings from two employees, as well as a jacket and a two-way radio from a security guard. Police reported that the suspects fled the scene in a getaway vehicle parked outside. As they escaped, they fired shots indiscriminately, fatally wounding a woman who had been standing in a queue at a nearby ATM.

Woman shot and killed

The victim was identified as Nomusa Ntshele. According to police, officers from Msinga pursued the suspects, who abandoned their vehicle and fled into nearby bushland. Sibiya was later discovered hiding in a cave, in possession of the stolen jacket, two-way radio, and an undisclosed amount of cash taken during the robbery.

Police stated that suspect profiling indicated Sibiya was a taxi driver and a suspected hitman from the Msinga area. Evidence recovered from the suspects’ vehicle implicated Nduduzo Shezi. A search located him in a Gauteng prison, where he had been previously arrested by taxi violence unit detectives for an unrelated murder. He was charged in connection with the Msinga murder and robbery cases.

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What you need to know about hitmen in SA

• An alleged hitman has been arrested and charged with the murder of a female sergeant in Umzimkhulu in April 2024.
• One person was shot dead during a mass shooting at the Nyanga Taxi Rank between two warring parties.
• Nongcebo Faith Ntombela, the woman who allegedly hired a hitman to kill a cop husband, appeared in court.
• African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) member Sindiso Magaqa was shot numerous times in July 2017.
• Police efforts to crack the whip on rampant crime in KZN resulted in four suspected Izinkabi being shot and killed.

5 Suspected hitmen arrested

In another article, Briefly News reported that police intercepted and arrested five men allegedly on their way to carry out a hit in Cato Manor, Durban.

While the arrests reportedly prevented what would have been the assassination of a high-profile person, Durban police believe the operation will yield breakthroughs in other ongoing murder investigations.

Source: Briefly News