Sihle Zikalala concerned with the murder of councillors in KZN

MEC Sihle Zikalala calls upon law enforcement agencies to leave no stone unturned in their quest to apprehend the councillor's killer

Sihle Zikalala concerned with the murder of councillors in KZN

Sihle Zikalala, the MEC for KZN COGTA has shown concern over the ceaseless murder of councillors in KwaZulu-Natal.

SIHLE ZIKALALA SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ASSASSINATIONS

The province woke up to yet another murder of a councillor in the eThekwini Municipality.

Ward 99 councillor Mnqobi Molefe was gunned down in the early hours of the morning today, 12 September.

His brutal death prompted MEC Sihle Zikalala to speak against this painful scourge.

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“This morning we once more woke up to the harrowing news of yet another assassination of a councillor in our province, this is the second assassination within the space of a week. We learned of the sad news of the assassination of a ward 99 councillor in eThekwini, Cllr Mnqobi Molefe, who was also gunned down by unknown gunmen,” he said.

Slain Ward 99 councillor Mnqobi Molefe. Photo: KZN COGTA/ Facebook.

“The pain and loss that we continue to suffer as a province in the hands of criminals that are hell-bent on weakening the sphere of local government has reached epic proportions,” Sihle Zikalala lamented.

CALL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED

He went on to call upon law enforcement agencies to leave no stone unturned in their quest to apprehend the terrorists responsible for these acts of treason.

“The attacks on our councillors should be viewed as a crime against the state and the people of South Africa.”

Sihle Zikalala

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This tragedy follows another hit on councillors outside eThekwini.

“On the 8th of September, two ward councillors under the Msinga Local Municipality were attacked by unknown gunmen who opened fire on the vehicle they were travelling in. In this incident, Cllr Siyanda Magubane of ward 11, unfortunately, succumbed to his injuries,” Zikalala detailed.

“The sphere of local government within our province will not succumb to the will of the forces of evil who seek to destabilise it.”

Zikalala

“We call upon our communities to come forward with information that will assist law enforcement agencies in their investigations,” he reiterated.

HEART-FELT CONDOLENCES CONVEYED TO THE FAMILY

“We also express our condolences to the families of the councillors, their community, political party and the municipalities they served under,” he said.

EThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda, Speaker Thabani Nyawose and Members of the Executive Committee paid slain Molefe’s family a visited earlier today.

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