The 47-year-old activist and businessman was a high-profile witness in the murder case of Newcastle Mayor Ntuthuko Mahlaba.
JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal expressed concern over the killing of one of its members, Martin Sithole.Martin Sithole, who served in the Emalahleni region, and his friend Buthanani Golden Shange were shot outside Shange’s shop in Newcastle on Sunday.ANC spokesperson Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu said: “In the past six to eight months we had begun to see a trend of the killings.
KwaZulu-Natal became a hotbed for political killings, which a commission found was a serious problem that police needed to address.
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