Yesterday, KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni, led a delegation made up of interfaith leaders during visits to families who have lost loved ones.
She urged families who still have missing relatives to contact police.
The MEC expressed shock at hearing about people who were murdered in broad daylight while walking or driving on public roads. "We call on the communities to remain calm while the police are continuing with investigations. The arrest of 10 people linked to these murders should bring confidence to the public that our government is not sitting on its laurels, but working around the clock to ensure those involved in these brutal murders pay for their sins," she said.
"We have seen a number of people who are dead in this incident. We should call this a massacre. It is very hard to swallow what we have heard and seen, people being murdered in cold blood. We met with the bereaved families, and as the Department of Social Development, we have a lot to do, especially providing psychosocial support to the affected families," she said.
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