The killing of municipal councillors and officials is on the increase in South Africa. It represents a direct attack on our hard-won democracy, says Bheke Stofile, the president of the South African Local Government Association.
The investigation into the brazen killings and attempted murders of ANC officials in Nelson Mandela Bay has been escalated to the police’s top brass, with the elite Provincial Organised Crime Unit now hunting those responsible.
The threats made to councillors and officials that have forced the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality to hold a virtual council meeting on Tuesday to debate the 2022/2023 annual budget are shrouded in a veil of secrecy.