The police in KwaZulu Natal have launched a manhunt for a gunman who opened fire at four women, killing one instantly in Durban. Three victims are fighting for their lives in hospital after the shooting on Sunday afternoon.

KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said four women of Asian origin were sitting in one room of their rented house when a male companion, also of Asian origin, arrived and the women reportedly asked him to give them a lift to the nearby shopping centre."When the women and their male friend were getting inside the vehicle, another man also of the same nationality, emerged from inside the house and fired shots. One woman sustained fatal gunshot wounds and was declared dead at the scene, whereas the other women were rushed to hospital in a critical condition,' Netshiunda said.

He added that the male companion escaped unharmed. "Investigations are underway to establish the motive of the shooting as well as the relation between the suspect and the victims," he said.

Meanwhile, a 41-year-old man from Nelspruit in Mpumalanga who was sought by the police in connection with his wife's murder and attempted murder of his two daughters has been arrested after being on the run for over a week. It's alleged that the man stabbed his wife and his two daughters after a domestic dispute and the wife died on the scene while the kids were rushed to hospital where they are still in critical condition. Mpumalanga SAPS spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli said Mandla Mnisi appeared at Nelspruit Magistrates Court yesterday and the case was postponed to 0 May 2024 where he is expected to make an apllication for bail. He was remanded in custody.