The operation was conducted with officials from the Department of Home Affairs and inspectors from the Department of Employment and Labour.

Authorities carried out suspect raids, inspections of liquor outlets, and stop-and-search activities during the enforcement action.

Police said the main focus of the operation was tackling illegal firearms and drugs. The operation also targeted illegal immigrants as part of the coordinated enforcement efforts.

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Minenhle Mthembu (30) killed Marumo Eric Phenya in October 2022 in Rooderport IN Gauteng and fled.

A collaborative effort between police in Gauteng and KZN provinces has resulted in the arrest of 30-year-old Minehle Mthembu, who was wanted for conspiracy to commit murder as well as the murder of Marumo Eric Phenya, a businessman and whistle-blower on corruption in a multi-million rand tender at a government department in Gauteng province.

Phenya was ambushed and killed in a hail of bullets after dropping his children at school in Roodepoort on 17 October 2022.

Prior to his death, he and his wife had received threatening messages, and a case was opened in that regard. A few weeks after the case was opened, Phenya was assassinated.

Police in Gauteng contacted their KwaZulu-Natal counterparts with information that the suspect was in KwaZulu-Natal. The management of police in KwaZulu-Natal immediately assembled a multidisciplinary team and on 6 February 2026, the team gathered intelligence that the suspect was hiding in Mtubatuba, north of KZN.

An operation was set in motion, and on 10 February 2026, a warrant of arrest was executed, and Mthembu was arrested in Mtubatuba.

He appeared briefly in the Mtubatuba Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 12 February 2026, before being handed over to Gauteng investigating officers, who have taken him to Gauteng to face his crimes.

The Provincial Commissioner of KZN, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, applauded the effective collaboration between police in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, which brought the suspect to justice and relief to the family of the murdered whistle-blower.

“KwaZulu-Natal province is not a hiding place for criminals. We appeal to community members not to harbour criminals but to tip off the police so we can rid society of dangerous offenders. This collaboration is a message to criminals: police will find you even if you flee to another province. There is nowhere to hide from the mighty arm of the law,” said LMkhwanazi.

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These were the words of the Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, during the Strategic Planning Session on Thursday.

Mkhwanazi said these words as dueing the last day of a three-day session which kicked off with a Provincial Management Forum (PMF) on Tuesday, and a Quarterly Performance Review Session on Wednesday.

“When I came into the province in 2021, we set three main targets for ourselves. We said we wanted to reduce crime, we had our aims set on attaining a clean audit and, lastly, we wanted to ensure that our clients are satisfied with our services. The 2021 riots affected our plans because we had to redirect our resources to deal with the crisis.

“That was followed by the Local Government Elections, after which we had to deal with the disaster as a result of flooding in 2022. From there, the province stabilised somewhat and we could focus on our key priorities. Today, the crime picture, in comparison with 2021, shows signs of improvement and we can still do a lot more,” he said.

Mkhwanazi further said the internal audit report shows that they are on the right trajectory towards the realisation of a clean audit.

“It is your responsibility as managers to understand qualified and unqualified audits, disclaimers and clean audits. These audits show how we are using public funds and we must be accountable. Every single cent must go where it is supposed to. Lastly, numbers may show a reduction in crime and we may achieve a clean audit, but what remains is how our clients, who are community members, view us.

“If the communities we serve are not happy with our work, if they do not trust us and if they are still reluctant to partner with us to fight crime, then we still have a long way to go. We are happy that people out there appreciate the direction we have taken of Station Commanders holding community meetings every month to account on crime and provide feedback on major cases, as well as addressing developing crime trends,” said Mkhwanazi as he invited attendees to engage in robust discussion in the development of an Annual Operational Plan.

In attendance at the Strategic Planning Session were Deputy Provincial Commissioners, District Commissioners, Provincial Heads, Provincial Commanders, MIC officials from all levels, labour unions, Community Policing Forums and Youth Crime structures.

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