ANC elective conference postponed in KZN’s violent Harry Gwala region
The elective conference in the ANC’s volatile Harry Gwala region has been postponed until after the party’s national conference, to prevent further bloodshed and divisions. Sindiso Magaqa, the former ANC Youth League secretary-general and councillor, was the fifth councillor to be killed in the region when he succumbed to gun shot wounds about two weeks ago. He and two other councilors had been ambushed in Umzimkhulu in July after attending a political meeting. Magaqa was laid to rest in Umzimkhulu last Saturday. Jabulile Mzizi and Nontshikelelo Mafa, the two fellow councilors who were with Magaqa when they came under attack, said they were still living in fear and have received death threats since they have returned from hospital. Magaqa’s supporters say he had agreed to stand for leadership position to "end corruption in the region" shortly before his death. The Harry Gwala ANC regional elective conference was due to take place in September or October, but on Tuesday, ANC provinci...
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