As fears mount over further bloodshed in the build-up to municipal elections, the government has called on citizens and political candidates not to be “intimidated' by violent thugs.
Ncami Shange, 34, Beatrice Nzama, 60, and Philisiwe Jili, 37, were shot and killed when a the five occupants in a black Opel Corsa bakkie opened fire on a group of people at a political gathering outside Buhlebethu Primary School on Sithole Road in Inanda Newtown C section.Addressing the media at the crime scene outside the school on Tuesday, Cele said the task team assigned to investigate political killings will look into the case.
Police need to find out why a group of people came here in a bakkie to intimidate people. Was it pure criminality or were they doing it on behalf of somebody?“Clearly the person who committed this terrible sin was more for intimidating the system rather than targeting a particular person or candidate. Police need to find out why a group of people came here in a bakkie to intimidate people.
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