Two held for stabbing man to death

Johannesburg - Two men have been arrested for allegedly stabbing and killing a man in Mhlabatshane, Mqanduli, Eastern Cape police said on Thursday.

The pair, aged 19, and 23, were arrested on Wednesday, police spokesperson Zamukulungisa Jozana said.

A fight began between the two men and the 35-year-old victim inside a kraal in the Mhlabatshane area, on Tuesday.

The two then allegedly stabbed the man, who died on the scene.

"The suspects fled the scene and were later arrested on the 29 October," he said.

They would appear in the Mqanduli Magistrate's Court on Friday.