Political Killings
latest news & developments
Fadiel Adams arrest a “sideshow”, says Sindiso Magaqa family
The family of slain ANC Youth League leader Sindiso Magaqa says the arrest of National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams is a distraction from the real masterminds behind the…
Mkhwanazi: Political killing task team disbanded when closing in on Gauteng syndicates
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony would deal with political interference by parliamentarians and the national executive
Mkhwanazi: Mchunu not briefed before disbanding political killing task team
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said the order to disband the team was irrational and irregular
Mkhwanazi warns Madlanga commission of ‘risk of total collapse’ in justice system
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony will first deal with the disbanding of political killings task team in the province and then the influence of criminal…
Top cop Shadrack Sibiya suspended amid inquiry into disbanding of political killings task team
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola confirmed that internal investigations were under way into allegations against the deputy commissioner for crime detection
UPDATED: Mchunu denies ties to Matlala amid police tender scandal
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he has never met or spoken to Vusimuzi Matlala, despite allegations of political interference in a R360 million South African Police Service…
Mchunu’s troubles deepen as party calls for probe into KZN task team shutdown
The African Transformation Movement claims the police minister sabotaged the team investigating political killings and protected politically connected suspects
Mchunu denies disbanding political killings task team to shield politicians
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused the minister of having ties to the criminal underworld
Amakhosi, councillors must get VIP protection, says new Salga KwaZulu-Natal chair Xolani Dube
A recent report noted that 213 people were assassinated in the last seven years, and of these 118 were in KwaZulu-Natal
18 KZN councillors killed since 2021
Data collected from KZN municipalities since November 2021 shows that out of 40 councillors who died, 18 were assassinated
Assassinated uMngeni DA councillor knew he was in danger
The municipality has offered a R100 000 reward for information that leads to the conviction of councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu’s killers
Cele: Police secure 100 KZN political killing convictions
Investigations have revealed that hitmen are hiring top lawyers to defend themselves and that the biggest threat to political victims is from within their own parties
Jailed ANC councillor accused of killing predecessor is finally fired
Mzimuni Ngiba, however, was axed for missing council meetings, not because of the murder charge he is facing
The unseen massacre of Durban shack dwellers
Over the past 15 years, 24 leaders of Abahlali baseMjondolo, the largest independent social movement in South Africa, have been assassinated
Uproar over Gauteng mass shootings while other areas suffer in relative silence
Cele’s swift action in Soweto has been sorely lacking in other townships plagued by gun violence for years