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Opposition Party Organiser Killed in South Africa, Election Violence Fears Mount
The party is urging a probe after saying there are no leads in the case and calling for calm among members and supporters.
- On Monday, uMkhonto weSizwe Party regional organiser Lastborn Shazi was shot dead at his residence in Umzumbe, KwaZulu-Natal, while coordinating election campaign activities via a Zoom call.
- Fears of political violence have heightened before Wednesday's local government elections, as South African police recorded 20 murders involving political representatives and supporters during the current municipal election period.
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the deployment of 510 soldiers to KwaZulu-Natal last week to support police, who have identified more than 165 polling stations in the province as high-risk areas.
- The MKP urged members to remain calm and allow law enforcement to investigate the motive, while calling on the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team to identify perpetrators and bring them to justice.
- Recent polls project the MKP, led by former President Jacob Zuma, to emerge as the largest party in the eThekwini metropolitan area, continuing to erode the governing African National Congress's support following their 2023 split.
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Opposition party organiser killed in South Africa, election violence fears mount
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 3 (Reuters) - An opposition party organiser was killed in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province late on Monday, heightening fears of political violence before Wednesday's local government elections. • Senior police spokesperson Robe...
The organizer of the campaign of the opposition South African party MKP Lastborn Shazi was killed in the KwaZulu-Natal province, in the southeast of the country, the South African party announced.
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