
The Inkatha Freedom Party has confirmed that one of its councillors was killed in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal. The killing follows a separate incident last week in which two ward councillor candidates from different local municipalities were gunned down, according to SABC Politics. The attacks add to concerns about political violence targeting local government representatives in the province ahead of municipal processes.
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