Durban - Police are investigating a case of murder after a man was found dead near a bridge in KwaMashu on Thursday morning.

According to police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele police received a complaint of a murder on the M25 and proceeded to the scene.

"On arrival they found the body of a 39-year-old man with multiple stab wounds his upper body and neck. The motive for the killing is unknown. A case of murder will be open at Phoenix police station for investigation."

According to Prem Balram from Reaction Unit SA the man's body was found under Newtown Bridge.

He said at approximately 8:52am the Reaction Unit South Africa Phoenix Operations Centre received a call from a passerby who made the discovery while walking through a pathway.