PoliticsOpposition party organiser killed ahead of South African elections

An opposition party organiser was shot dead at his home in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province while coordinating the party’s election campaign on Zoom. Police have opened a murder investigation and are probing the motive. Authorities recorded 20 killings involving political representatives, party members and supporters during the municipal election period.

South Africapolitical violencemunicipal electionsKwaZulu-Natal

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