AN IFP councillor was shot and killed in what is believed to have been a politically motivated killing last Friday night.
IFP PR councillor and Zululand district chairman, Sbuyiselo Dlamini, 35 was gunned down while crossing a set of robots in his vehicle in the Ulundi area.
His vehicle is said to have been blocked by unknown suspects who opened fire at him. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was declared dead at the scene.
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IFP Youth Brigade national chairman, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, expressed shock at the passing of Cllr Dlamini, who was elected as a PR councillor in 2016 and served on the executive committee (Exco) of the Zululand district municipality where he chaired the planning department portfolio.
“His untimely death has robbed us of a promising and budding leader who had a lot to offer through his leadership, insight and intellect. It is the expectation of the IFPYB that law enforcement agencies will be thorough with their investigation and bring the killers of our brother, and those who sanctioned his murder, to book. Our comrade has been killed in cold blood and the only way we will find closure is when justice is done. We demand justice. The IFPYB conveys its deepest condolences to the Dlamini family,” said Mkhuleko.
Councillors from all around KZN took to social media to express their shock at the passing of Cllr Dlamini along with the ANC’s activist, Musawenkosi Maqatha Mchunu, who was shot near the driveway at his home in Pietermaritzburg.
