KZN govt to fast-track building of forensic DNA lab, says Premier Ntuli

DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says that the local government will soon fast-track the building of a forensic DNA laboratory in the province.

This as the province does not have a lab where police could run some DNA tests for investigations.  

Ntuli said that this has had a major impact on some investigations, including gender-based violence (GBV) cases.

He said that at the next executive council meeting, he will be receiving a report in this regard.  

"It was a matter of identifying land where the laboratory will be built and then the police were supposed to confirm, because there is a place that we already identified as government where we will be collaborating with the private sector to build the lab."