Two men, aged 33 and 32, are expected to appear in court for an armed robbery at Phungashe Post Office.
On January 12 this year, three men entered the Post Office and held up staff members at gunpoint.
They forced the manager to open the safe and they stole an undisclosed amount of cash.
They further robbed employees of two cellphones and fled the scene in their getaway vehicle.
A case of armed robbery was reported at St Faith’s police station.
The case docket was allocated to Hawks members from the Port Shepstone Serious Organised Crime Investigation team for an intensive probe.
In the early hours of Tuesday this week, a joint operation was conducted by Hawks members and Port Shepstone Tactical Response Team at Endwebu.
Hawks provincial spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said the operation yielded positive results when the two suspects were arrested and charged for armed robbery.
Investigations are continuing and more arrests are expected.
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Head, Major General Leseja Senona welcomed the arrest.
“Our members will continue with the search of the outstanding suspects and their time is limited, they will be soon brought to book,” he said.
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