Family of man shot & killed by KZN police believe he was framed
Nhlanhla Mabaso
10 September 2025 | 15:57Ayanda Manyu was killed following a shootout with police in KwaNgcolosi.
Police in KwaZulu-Natal shot and killed a suspected cop killer in the KwaNgcolosi area of Durban on Wednesday, 10 September 2025. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/EWN
DURBAN - The family of a man who was shot and killed by KwaZulu-Natal police on Wednesday morning believes they got the wrong guy.
Ayanda Manyu was killed following a shootout with police in KwaNgcolosi.
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He was linked to the 2023 murder of a police officer in the province, Constable Mnqobi Shangase.
Mantu’s wife, Buysile Magwaza, believes her husband was framed.
"Even with the cop story, the officer is the one who shot at my husband and damaged his car but he instead fled. Another car came from behind and shot. Why are the police not looking at that incident? Because when the other came and shot Mnqobi, my husband had left that scene."
Officers say the say the suspect was the suspect opened fire at them which led the a gunfight. @_NMabaso pic.twitter.com/wgNxNHgBQN
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) September 10, 2025
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