Two ANC members gunned down in KZN on Mandela Day
The ANC in KZN says it has been left saddened by the killing of two members in the province.
According to the Hawks, 41-year-old Khanyisile Sibisi also a candidate councillor, was shot yesterday afternoon while making her way to a Mandela Day event in Ladysmith to donate goods.
Hawks spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo says, "Her vehicle was opened fire upon and she was injured. She was taken to hospital where she was declared dead."
Bongani Skhosana, a ward councillor, was gunned down yesterday morning in front of his children as he was about to take them to school.
Mhlongo says they are appealing for people with information to come forward.
"We cannot have a situation where people are being killed like this, in this case two people in one day. We are calling on witnesses and the political party to come forward with information to assist our investigations. We condemn the killings" he said.
ANC provincial secretary Super Zuma previously called on law enforcement agencies to increase their visibility in known hotspots and to beef up security ahead of the August 3 elections.
"We are concerned that as we near the local government elections, we are losing our ward candidates. What is more saddening is this cowardly act of the killing of our comrades in front of children."
He pleaded with ANC members not to take the law into their own hands.