ANC and SACP members in Inchanga maintain truce, with heavy police presence
AN UNEASY truce between the supporters of the ANC and its alliance partner the SACP is holding in Inchanga, west of Durban, despite heavy tension between the two sides.At least four people died in fighting between ANC and SACP supporters in Inchanga between the beginning of the year and mid-August.Two weeks after the August 3 local government elections, the SACP branch leader in Inchanga, Nontsikelelo Blose, was shot dead outside a tavern. In a suspected revenge attack, ANC member Xolani Ngcobo was shot and stoned to death the following day. In January, suspected ANC supporters shot at SACP members at a rally, killing Phillip Dlamini. SACP supporters retaliated and bludgeoned one of the gunmen to death.Since the latest killings, the police have maintained a heavy presence in the area, often raiding houses in which it is suspected there are illegal firearms, and searching people randomly in the streets.Past attempts to hold peace and prayer rallies or joint meetings between ANC and S...
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