WHILE campaigning in Umgababa today (October 15) two ANC members were shot and killed and a third person was injured and rushed to hospital, less than a month before local government elections.

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One of the victims was ANC branch co-ordinator Lungani Makhathini, while the other victim was a branch activist.

Makhathini is also the chairperson of the school governing body of Mnganiwakhe High School, the traditional headman of the Amagcino village under the Umnini Trust Traditional Authority as well as the deputy secretary for the KZN Provincial Executive Committee of the National Association School Governing Body (NASGB). He survived a shooting in 2025 and fled Umgababa with his family, returning earlier this year.

This is a developing story, updates to follow.

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