ANC alone is not responsible for KwaZulu-Natal killing fields, says Sihle Zikalala
The ANC cannot be the only party to carry blame when it comes to political killings in KwaZulu-Natal‚ said ANC provincial chairman Sihle Zikalala. On Thursday Zikalala led a delegation of provincial executive committee members to the Moerane Commission‚ which is investigating political killings in the province. Zikalala said the ANC’s commitment to establishing lasting peace and stability in SA generally and KwaZulu-Natal in particular was well documented. "The ANC made the call for the establishment of this commission of inquiry out of grave concerns resulting from widespread killings of politicians‚ which began to be more intense towards the 2011 local government elections and became extreme pre and post the 2016 local government elections‚" he said. Zikalala said the killings of politicians had affected most of the political parties in the province‚ albeit to different degrees. "Of all the political parties‚ the ANC has been the most affected party. Out of failure to appreciate o...
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