Tributes have poured in for Khaya Thobela‚ the slain Umzimkhulu municipality council speaker and ANC deputy secretary in the Harry Gwala region who was shot on Thursday and died on Sunday morning. The ANC‚ the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in KwaZulu-Natal and the department of co-operative governance led tributes. Thobela’s death follows a string of other killings of KwaZulu-Natal officials. ANC spokesperson Mdumiseni Ntuli said in a statement that Thobela was shot several times when arriving at his home in Ward 13‚ Emfundweni‚ on Thursday evening. "He was rushed to hospital in critical condition but succumbed to death in the early hours today [Sunday]. The ANC has lost a great leader who has been committed to serving the people. Cde Thobela was a judicious leader who served with great diligence and commitment in the Umzimkhulu local municipality as the speaker‚" said Ntuli. Ntuli also said the death of Thobela was a serious setback for the movement‚ as he always respected the ANC and w...
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