The DA in Mkhondo is deeply concerned about the horrendous trend of shooting and killing councillors.
On Friday January 13 an ANC councillor Sibonelo Ntshangase was shot and killed in Thandakukhanye. Ntshangase was shot with two other members of the ANC who also died.
In a space of two months, two councillors of Mkhondo Municipality have lost their lives in a similar manner. On the 4th of November, Muzi Manyathi was also shot and killed.
For a very long time the DA has been calling the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to intervene in the municipality’s affairs. However, our pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
The municipality is in a chaotic state, councillors are colluding with senior executives for employment, councillors are being sworn in privately, irregularities are the order of the day and service delivery is non-existent.
The battle for power in this municipality is getting more untenable by the day. Too many families have lost their loved ones.
MEC Mandla Msibi’s ignorance is alarming. How many lives must be lost before his department intervenes and instils orders in this municipality?
The DA calls on the minister of Police Bheki Cele to urgently introduce a task team to investigate these senseless killings.
Fear and anxiety are quickly spreading to other councillors now. Unfortunately, this will have a ripple effect on the communities.