KZN police arrest suspected serial rapist linked to 14 alleged rapes

Police in KwaZulu-Natal arrested a suspect believed to be a serial rapist who had been tormenting women in Gauteng and Zululand District on Sunday.

The 36-year-old man was arrested by police officers attached to the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit detectives in Ulundi.

The provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said the suspected serial rapist started raping women in Mahlabathini in January 2010.

“Police closed in on him, and he was arrested; however, he was released on bail. He absconded from court, and a warrant of his arrest was issued. Whilst out on bail, he allegedly raped seven women in Pongola, four women in Primrose and Germiston in Gauteng province, and one woman each in Paulpietersburg and Magudu policing precincts,” Netshiunda said.

The suspect targeted women who were staying alone. He would either break a window or a door to gain entry to the houses and then threaten women with a knife.

“During his arrest in 2010, police did due diligence in collecting evidence, and investigations linked him to all the cases through DNA analysis,” Netshiunda said.

The suspect will appear in the Mahlabathini Magistrate’s Court on Monday, September 21, 2026, for his failure to appear in court in 2010.