Sindiso Magaqa‚ the former ANC Youth League (ANCYL) secretary-general‚ has died. ANC spokesman in KwaZulu-Natal Mdumiseni Ntuli confirmed Magaqa’s death on Monday night. Magaqa and two other ANC councillors were rushed to hospital in July after they were shot by unknown people at Umzimkhulu in southern KwaZulu-Natal. He has been in hospital since. Ntuli said the ANC had been convinced that Magaqa was on the path to recovery in hospital. EFF leader Julius Malema was among the first to send a message of condolences following the news.

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