Suspected political-related killings have increased in the run-up to local government elections on November 1.
was shot dead while campaigning door-to-door in Cato Crest, Durban.
In May, Mzwandile Shandu, an ANC ward councillor in the uMkhambathini municipality, on the south coast, survived an attempt on her life at her home. In August, Ntobe Shezi, who was nominated as an ANC candidate for elections in the Mid-Illovo area, and her sister Thabisile were attacked by a group of people. The SABC reported the Shezi sisters were forced to leave their home in KwaDwengu in Mid-Illovo after the attack.
According to the report, they believe they were targeted because Shezi received a significant number of votes for the position of councillor ahead of the upcoming polls.
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