Four parties gear up for by-election in Nelson Mandela Bay's Ward 20
A four-way race is under way for the vacant Ward 20 councillor’s seat in Nelson Mandela Bay.
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A four-way race is under way for the vacant Ward 20 councillor’s seat in Nelson Mandela Bay.
It is time for a special task team similar to the one formed to investigate political violence and killings in KwaZulu-Natal to set up shop in the Eastern Cape. Political violence must be stamped out immediately in the province — including Nelson Mandela Bay — and the only way for that to happen is for arrests to be made.
Death threats from a person claiming to be a hitman and a feeling of being followed have yet another ANC ward councillor on edge.
A by-election in Gqeberha’s Ward 20, which includes part of Kwazakhele, will be held on May 4 because of the killing of ANC councillor Zwelandile Booi.
ANC regional chair Babalwa Lobishe confirmed that Ward 20 councillor Mzwandile Booi was killed.