The National Intervention Unit (NIU) is a police tactical unit, part of the special operations element of the South African Police Service (SAPS). The National Intervention Unit is one of the SAPS's elite units.

At least one SAPS member attached to the National Intervention Unit has been shot dead and another is in critical condition following a shootout with suspects in Ntuzuma, outside Durban,...

2023年10月21日 · The 40-year-old National Intervention Unit (NIU) member, died during a shootout with suspects at a house in C Section in Ntuzuma on the 17th of October 2023. Four people, including a most wanted suspect sought for killing 12 people during the month of September this year, were fatally wounded in the same shootout.

2024年3月6日 · KwaZulu-Natal police have shot and killed two men suspected of murdering a family of five in Ulundi over the weekend. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said officers from the National Intervention Unit (NIU) acted on information regarding the hitmen involved in the Mayise family murders in Ulundi.

2022年8月23日 · Two men were killed in a shootout with the police in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal in the early hours of Tuesday, 23 August. South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson, Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo,...

2019年10月3日 · Two police officers were shot dead during a shootout with members of the National Intervention Unit (NIU) in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. Police spokesperson Brig Vishnu Naidoo said the incident...

2024年9月8日 · We are encouraged with the response that is meted out to these extortionists throughout the country, in a space of two weeks, a number of them have been dealt with decisively so in various provinces. Just this week in KZN, six of them were fatally wounded in a shoot-out in Durban.

2024年8月19日 · Police have fatally wounded two suspects linked to a series of murders and robberies in KwaZulu-Natal. Officers also recovered firearms and an undisclosed amount of cash. South African Police...

2023年10月24日 · WATCH: Police officer fatally shot in Ntuzuma, KZN. The suspect was believed to be linked to the killing of Sthembiso Mazibuko, who was killed during a shootout with suspects at a house in...

2023年10月22日 · KWAZULU-NATAL - The South African Police Service (SAPS) will on Sunday, 22 October 2023 gather in their collective grief to bid a final farewell to Warrant Officer Sthembiso Mazibuko. The 40-year-old National Intervention Unit (NIU) member, died during a shootout with suspects at a house in C Section in Ntuzuma on the 17th of October 2023.