Political killings are a threat to our democracy, warns Parks Tau
Salga’s president calls on Cabinet to look into assassinations, warning of mass resignations as fear engulfs councillors and municipal managers
Cabinet ministers in the security cluster should take political killings, especially those of councillors, more seriously, says South African Local Government Association (Salga) president Parks Tau. The situation is so dire that councillors and municipal managers are resigning in droves, fearing for their lives. This poses a huge problem for municipalities wanting to retain their institutional memory and to attract competent administrators. Salga released its report on political killings on Thursday in Johannesburg, detailing the intimidation of councillors and administrators. The report had earlier been presented to the Moerane Commission looking into political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. Tau said cabinet ministers in the security cluster had been invited to participate in Salga events but did not do so, meaning political killings for them were "not an important issue". Tau said he had to raise the issue so that the ministers in question were not surprised if Salga were to vent its...
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