Weekend Killings Deepen Fears over Political Violence Ahead of Elections
The killings have intensified fears of political violence as Nelson Mandela Bay leaders push to equip all 60 ward councillor offices with security systems.
- Ward 27 councillor Sicelo Mleve was shot dead in his Zwide office on Sunday, June 21, 2026, while DA councillor candidate Sinovuyo Dyokwe was gunned down in Dunoon, Milnerton, on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
- Two gunmen stormed Mleve's office during a meeting of about 10 people, demanding cellphones and allegedly asking for the councillor by name before firing multiple shots, according to police.
- These killings sharpen fears over political violence, following the 2022 murders of ward 20 councillor Mzwandile Booi in Gqeberha and ward 43 councillor Andile Andries in KwaNobuhle.
- Following the murders, ANC regional chair Babalwa Lobishe and secretary Siphiwo Tshaka are calling for urgent security upgrades at all 60 ward councillor offices, a programme stalled by budget constraints for three years.
- Lobishe will lobby Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Velenkosini Hlabisa for safety policies, as the city was declared the country's crime hotspot last year.
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South Africa: Weekend Killings Deepen Fears Over Political Violence Ahead of Elections
The killing of Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Sicelo Mleve and a DA councillor candidate in Cape Town has sharpened fears over political violence, with calls in Nelson Mandela Bay for security upgrades at ward offices, a programme initiated about three years ago, but stalled due to budget constraints.
Weekend killings deepen fears over political violence ahead of elections
The killing of Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Sicelo Mleve and a DA councillor candidate in Cape Town has sharpened fears over political violence, with calls in Nelson Mandela Bay for security upgrades at ward offices, a programme initiated about three years ago, but stalled due to budget constraints.
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