One of the councillors who shot to prominence by speaking out against corruption in the ANC-run Mandeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot. According to an internal Mandeni SAPS incident report note, Siphephelo Mathonsi was fired at in the early hours of Sunday, March 9, by unknown… Continue reading KwaZulu-Natal Councillor who Worked with Slain Anti-Corruption Crusader in Critical Condition after Being Shot
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Slain Mandeni Local Municipality Councillor Accused ANC of Defending Corruption Before Being Killed
The Mandeni Local Municipality ANC councillor who was shot dead on Tuesday night bitterly complained about how his party was protecting allegedly corrupt municipal officials shortly before he was killed. A few days later, two gunmen stormed Councillor Phendukani Mabhida’s house in the township of KwaSithebe and sprayed him with bullets. The deceased was representing… Continue reading Slain Mandeni Local Municipality Councillor Accused ANC of Defending Corruption Before Being Killed
ANC Councillor Shot Dead in Politically Volatile KwaZulu-Natal Province
A KwaZulu-Natal African National Congress (ANC) ward councillor has been shot dead at the notorious KwaSithebe township in Mandeni in the politically volatile province. Phendukani Mabhida, the councillor of ward 18 at the ANC-run Mandeni Local Municipality, was attacked by unknown gunmen at his home on Tuesday (February 4) night, according to a source familiar… Continue reading ANC Councillor Shot Dead in Politically Volatile KwaZulu-Natal Province