The South African National Defence Force will support and assist in the investigation into the death of one its employees, who was killed when a grenade was thrown at her, spokesman, Brigadier-General Xolani Mabanga, said on Tuesday.
Lesego Mohoasa, 33, an air force clerk for the SANDF, at the Bluff Military Base, died in the attack on Sunday morning in her Karridale Drive home in eManzimtoti.
A suspect, 44, a former officer in the air force, who served with Umkhonto we Sizwe in Angola in the 1980s, is on the run.
“All SANDF members are strictly prohibited from carrying arms and ammunitions when they are off-duty. As such, strict measures are applied to ensure that members do not contravene them.
“We are unable to comment further on this senseless killing as this matter is being investigated by the relevant authorities.
“We convey our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased,” Mabanga said.
It is alleged that Mohoasa had an argument with the suspect, after they returned from a funeral.
Police spokesman, Major Thulani Zwane, said no arrests had been made.