Two other men are understood to have been wounded and taken to hospital in the shooting incident which claimed the life of Siyabonga Mkhize, the ANC candidate nominated to contest ward 101 in the 1 November local government election.
Durban ward candidate and another man have been shot dead while campaigning door to door in the city’s Cato Crest area.
Ntombela said the party had been shocked by the death of Mkhize, which took place around 6pm on Friday evening. Neither Ntombela nor eThekwini ANC regional task team convener Kwazi Mshengu were aware of any tensions in the ward over Mkhize’s candidature or any other party-related matters. The region, which will only hold its elective ANC conference after the elections, is heavily contested by the two dominant party factions and has seen a number of protests over the removal of corruption charged leaders including recalled chairpersonLast month three women were shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Inanda at a community meeting called to nominate the ANC candidate to contest the ward.
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