TimesLIVE reports that a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) man who is alleged to have carried out a hit on Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) regional manager Jacob Khoaele on 22 January made a brief appearance in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Khoaele died in a hail of bullets in his vehicle on Shelbourne Avenue, La Lucia. KZN police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda said that on Saturday detectives made a breakthrough in the case when they arrested a fourth suspect in connection with Khoaele's death. Mthandeni Cele, 24, was arrested at the Scottburgh Magistrate’s Court where he was appearing in an unrelated case of house robbery and attempted murder. He faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder and murder. The case was cracked when twins Vukani and Vukile Mchunu were arrested on 27 July. Investigations also pointed to Sandile Sakhile Ngcobo as the alleged mastermind behind the killing. Ngcobo made his first appearance on 4 August.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mfundo Mkhize at TimesLIVE
• Read too, KZN police arrest fourth suspect in connection with Prasa manager's murder, at EWN

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