The death toll at — or linked to — Durban’s volatile Glebelands Hostel now stands at 93 — in less than three years. In the most recent killing in the violence linked to the hostel in Umlazi‚ south Durban‚ a 38-year-old man was reportedly gunned down on Tuesday night.Community activist Vanessa Burger — who recently testified before the Moerane commission probing political violence in KwaZulu-Natal — confirmed the incident. In an e-mail to Moerane commission evidence leader advocate Bheki Manyathi and the parliamentary police portfolio committee‚ Burger wrote: "Another member of the former Glebelands peace committee was gunned down late last night [Tuesday]. He was reportedly the former secretary of Block 50. Ninety-three people have now lost their lives to Glebelands hitmen."South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesman Lt-Col Thulani Zwane said: "A case of murder was opened at Umlazi police station after a 38-year-old man was shot and killed. "It is alleged that the man was at Glebe...
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