City warns against reckless behaviour following several arrests over long weekend

According to the SAPS, a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death at around 1 am yesterday at South Beach.

They say in a separate incident, another man was found stabbed and wounded at the corner of OR Tambo Parade and Pixley Ka Seme Street.

Officers managed to arrest a 22-year-old suspect, who's facing an attempted murder charge.

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The City says several people were also put behind bars following a number of incidents involving metro police officers and a municipal employee.

In one incident - a woman was arrested for drunken, reckless and negligent driving -after she knocked over a student traffic warden and crashed into two vehicles.

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Three men were also taken into custody for allegedly beating up a metro police officer who'd caught them drinking in public.

A Durban Solid Waste official was also assaulted while on duty at Blue Lagoon.

His attacker also stole the keys to his vehicle. Metro police officers pursued the perpetrator - but lost him after he disappeared in the crowd.