The police dodged blame at the inquiry, trying to absolve themselves from responsibility for failure to solve the almost 100 murders
Siyanda Mhlongo suggested that political killings were a direct result of ANC politics, adding that the party was "currently in a civil war".
Protection is vital after a tip-off that those testifying at the commission on killings in KwaZulu-Natal may also be killed
An ANC Youth League deputy secretary in KwaZulu-Natal’s Moses Mabhida Region has been shot dead, the provincial ANCYL said on Thursday.
The attack KZN Lower South Coast deputy mayor Sibongile Khathi is believed to be linked to the political tensions in the area.
Stolen police firearms are being used in politically-motivated shootings, gang hits and taxi violence.
The ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal rebutts claims by the SACP and its own members that it had turned a blind eye to violence and corruption in the region
A look into the web of killings in KwaZulu-Natal reveals hitmen, security firms and political players
As a wall of steel secures ANC top brass, the probe into political killings hears explosive allegations
Thabiso Zulu, friend of murdered Umzimkhulu councillor Sindiso Magaqa, spent two days briefing the Moerane Commission about corruption in the region
Following several ANC KZN killings, police have not confirmed whether the death of Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s clerk was politically motivated.
Leaders were assassinated in a takeover plot, the SACP has told the KwaZulu-Natal inquiry
The former KwaZulu-Natal premier described the manipulation of selecting councillors by the dominant faction in the ANC as ‘highly involved rot’
Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said today that they are now searching for a second suspect.
The ANCYL in KZN called upon government to speed up its investigation into assassinations in the province.
The Moerane inquiry heard that the assassins of three Richmond municipal officials are still at large
But the Umzimkhulu attacks have been linked to a power contest ahead of the regional conference
The intersection of racial capitalism and the growing crisis of the postcolony have resulted
in a society that is not viable for millions
The likelihood of being offed, especially if it’s linked to politics and power, is pretty high.
So far it has dealt with its losses with propaganda, delegitimising dissent, threatening revolts in co-operative councils and, worse, killings.
The ANC urged supporters to vote for five of its candidates who were killed before the elections.
Links between the taxi industry and political killings in KZN are being investigated.
Police Minister, Nkosinathi Nhleko, is briefing the media on the work of a task team established to probe political killings.
The African National Congress said it was shocked after a ward councillor candidate was shot and killed in Nelson Mandela Bay on Tuesday.
The KZN government should establish a commission of inquiry into what appeared to be politically-motivated murders, the KZN ANC said.
More than 50 people involved in politics have been killed in KZN since 2011 – the tally steadily rising as South Africa draw closer to election day.
The number of local politicians being killed, ostensibly for their positions is growing, writes Athandiwe Saba.
Local ANC officials and politicians are being targeted, giving rise to a climate of fear.
Transparency will help the prevention of political killings, but most of all the governing coalition must act decisively against the phenomenon.
According to an internal ANC report, 38 members of the party have been killed in KwaZulu-Natal since the beginning of 2011.
It is trite but disturbingly true that the political murders have returned KwaZulu-Natal to its bloody past, writes Niren Tolsi.
The myriad problems confronting South Africa come at a highly inconvenient time for the African National Congress, writes Rapule Tabane.