Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a stabbing incident on Magic Wand Circus Road in Eastwood, Pietermaritzburg this morning after 01h30.
Upon their arrival on scene they found that a twenty-year-old man was in a critical condition following the incident.
The man was treated on scene and rushed to hospital for the urgent medical care he required.
Exact detail to the cause of the incident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation.