Zolile Khumalo, A Quantity Surveying Student Shot & Killed By Boyfriend In South Africa

Zolile Khumalo, A Quantity Surveying Student Shot & Killed By Boyfriend In South Africa 

Zolile Khumalo, South African young lady has been shot and killed by her boyfriend last night.

The crime happened at the Mangosuthu University of Technology where the 21 year old Zolile Khumalo was a first-year quantity surveying student. 

 Zolile Khumalo was reportedly shot dead by her 23 year old boyfriend, an ex-student of the same institution resident in Lonsdale in the Durban CBD

According to a report, the spokesperson of the University Bheki Hlophe confirmed the incident, but however said the university authorities was still trying to get more details from eyewitnesses as the matter look very sketchy for now.

“The university has learnt with shock of the sudden passing of Zolile Khumalo, a first-year Quantity Surveying student.

MUT warden at one of its outsourced residences, where the incident happened, reported that Zolile was shot and killed by an ex-student of the university yesterday (Tuesday),” Hlophe said in the media statement.

The spokesperson of the university, Bheki Hlophe revealed that the accused was taken into custody immediately and he is now helping the police in their investigations.


A preliminary investigation revealed that the accused gained access to the residence through another student who signed him in.

Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane, KwaZulu Natal police confirmed the incident and said the suspect was arrested.

"We can confirm the incident that took place yesterday (Tuesday), 1 May 2018, at about 11:00 at Lonsdale where a 21-year-old woman was fatally shot by a 23-year-old man.

The suspect was arrested at the scene and will appear in Durban Magistrates Court soon. The motive for the attack is unknown," said Zwane.

The South African Student's Congress Organisation's (Sasco) Mangosuthu branch said via Facebook that it was dismayed by the killing and was "angered by the lack of security at residence".




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