KZN police probe murder of two rangers

The pair were shot dead at the Silverglen Nature Reserve in Chatsworth yesterday.

eThekwini Municipality says the employees were in their patrol vehicle when they were sprayed with bullets.

The motive behind the killings is not yet known.

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Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has condemned the attack - and has urged members of the community to come forward with any information that might lead to the arrest of the killers.

"We condemn the ambush attack on our game rangers who were on duty patrolling the nature reserve." 

Killings of this nature are not common in our natural resources and we have instructed officials to intensify safety and security in all our nature reserves” said Kaunda.


The Mayor has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased.