US EditionTragic Assassination of IFP MP Khethamabala Sithole in Gauteng Sparks National Concern
- Inkatha Freedom Party Member of Parliament Khethamabala Petros Sithole was fatally shot on Saturday evening in Katlehong, Gauteng.
- Sithole’s assassination follows a pattern of political violence in South Africa, while police investigations continue with no suspects identified and motive unknown.
- At 68 years old, Sithole held several key positions within the IFP, including serving as deputy chief whip, leading the party in Gauteng, representing Ekurhuleni as a councillor, and having a short tenure in the Gauteng legislature before taking up a role in the National Assembly in 2010.
- The IFP condemned the killing as a targeted assassination, called for swift justice, and described Sithole as "a trusted patriot and a diligent leader" devoted to public service.
- Sithole’s death deepens concerns about political killings’ effects on democratic stability and institutional memory, as the party mourns the loss of a veteran leader.
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IFP mourns the loss of senior MP fatally shot in Katlehong
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) confirmed the death of senior member Khethamabala Petros Sithole, who was fatally shot in Katlehong on the East Rand on Saturday evening. Sithole, 68, served as the deputy chief whip in the National Assembly and was a long-standing member of the party’s National Council. Furthermore, the IFP has condemned the killing as an “assassination” and called for swift justice. “Details are still sketchy at the moment, and …
Police commissioner Fannie Masemola vows to nab killers of IFP leader
General Fannie Masemola, the national commissioner of police, has vowed to find the murderer of Khethamabala Sithole, a member of parliament for the IFP. Sithole, the IFP’s deputy chief whip in the National Assembly, was killed on Saturday in Katlehong, east of Johannesburg. He was 68 years old. Three unidentified gunmen opened fire on the group during a meeting at the Buyafuthi Hostel at about 5.30pm. Motive for the attack not known Sithole was…
Inkatha Freedom Party MP shot dead in Johannesburg
South Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) national council member and deputy chief whip in parliament, Petros Sithole, was shot dead late Saturday in Johannesburg, according to the party. “It is with utter grief that the IFP announces the untimely passing of honorable Khethamabala Petros Sithole, 68, who was assassinated in Katlehong this evening by unknown assailants. Details are sketchy at the moment, and it is the IFP’s expectation that the …
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