DURBAN – The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has welcomed the conviction of two looters who were arrested during the unrest last year. Police officers from Greenwood Park SAPS arrested the men as they attempted to flee from the scene in July last year.
On 11 July 2022 at 20:45, Greenwood Park police responded to reports of a service station being looted at Inanda Road in Durban by a large mob. The group pelted police officers with rocks damaging the police vehicle in the process. The two police officers stood their ground and arrested two men as the crowd began to flee the scene.
The two suspects Sihle Jali (41) and Sifiso Ngcobo (29) were detained at Greenwood Park SAPS on charges of public violence. They subsequently made several appearances at the Durban Magistrate’s Court and on Friday, 05 August 2022, they convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment for public violence.
“We wish to commend the arresting officers, the investigating officer as well as the prosecutor for ensuring that the perpetrators received a fitting sentence for their actions. This sentence sends a clear message that while the wheels of justice may sometimes turn slowly, criminals cannot escape their day of reckoning,” said Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi.
