Police in KwaZulu-Natal are investigating a case of culpable homicide following the death of African National Congress (ANC) Provincial Task Team member Doctor Ntuthuko Mahlaba.
He died after a vehicle knocked him down while jogging in Newcastle on Saturday morning.
Mahlaba was also a member of the Provincial Legislature and a previous mayor of the Newcastle Local Municipality.
The ANC in the province has described Mhlaba’s death as an unimaginable tragedy.
ANC KZN MOURNS THE TRAGIC AND HEARTBREAKING PASSING OF CDE DR. MAHLABA pic.twitter.com/IOUCga6Ei9
— ANCKZN (@ANCKZN) July 4, 2026
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