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“We suspect the motive for the recent killing was political,” National Freedom Party general secretary Nhlanhla Khubisa said on Wednesday.

  “We have now lost 21 of our members since our party came into being.”  

Captain Thulani Zwane said Mthunzi Gwala, 32, was found lying on the road with four gunshot wounds to the head at Umlazi T-section on Saturday. The circumstances surrounding his death were not clear.

  Umlazi’s T-section had a history of violence and NFP members had been threatened in the past, Khubisa said.

  In February, violence broke out between NFP members and Inkatha Freedom Party supporters after NFP supporter Thandeka Cele was assaulted by a man for wearing trousers.

  When the man was arrested, his friends organised a march in protest.

  Two people died in the violence — Nicholas Ngcobo was shot dead and Margaret Mthethwa had a heart attack when she saw her neighbour’s house torched.

  Scores of cars and houses have reportedly been damaged in the clashes.

  About 17 people were arrested for public violence, but were later released on bail of R500 each.

  Khubisa said the party hoped police would investigate the murder of Gwala and apprehend those responsible.

  “We don’t want a repeat of the violence that happened in the ’80s in KwaZulu-Natal,” he said.

  “We call on our members to exercise calm and restraint and not to take the law into their own hands.” 

Khubisa said a delegation from the party met provincial commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni last week to discuss the killing of its members.

  Other killings in KwaZulu-Natal this year include four NFP members and a member of the African National Congress.

  An NFP Induna (headman) of Ngome near Vryheid was killed last Monday.

  Mpimiza Mncube, 79, was found shot in the head by his family who went looking for him when he did not return from fetching his cows last Monday. Two men have been arrested for the murder.

  NFP chairman Jacky Nhlebela was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on July 6. He was in his car on his way to collect firewood with his two children when he was attacked by men in a red car on the Nquthu main road, a few kilometres from Dundee.

  Four people were arrested in connection with this murder. The motive was not known.

  ANC chief whip in the Ugu district municipality Wandile Mkhize was killed in a drive-by shooting in Manaba, Margate, on July 30.

No arrests have been made.

  Two NFP members were killed in an ambush and another was seriously injured in May in Msinga, northern KwaZulu-Natal.

  Bongani Shelembe, chairman of the Msinga branch, and youth secretary Lungisile Zuma were shot dead as they were driving back from the party’s constituency meeting.

  Thulephi Mbatha was seriously injured.

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Jul 18, 2012

GORRILAH

ZULUS AGAIN EISH AND THEN ZUMA WILL SAY HE CONDEMNS THE KILLINGS. EVERYTIME WHEN THERE IS A POLITICAL RELATED MURDER THEY DONT FIND THE CULPRITS ALL THEY SAY IS THAT THEY CONDEMN. VIVA TOKYO SEXWALE FOR PRESIDENT VIVA.
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Jul 18, 2012

somaartakeit

TYPICAL!!! ALL THEY CAN DO IS MURDER EACH OTHER POLITICAL POSITION, YOU'D BE SURE THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER IRO POSITIONS THEY ARE MURDERING EACH OTHER FOR,
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Jul 19, 2012

Mbedzhana

Hey South Africans, what are you still waiting for? Its not only NFP members even ANCYL members are being beaten,chased by car with wrong plate numbers till they roll, expelled for freedom of speech,killed.If you dont believe Mwaaaa, please ask Irvin Jimm. Youth of RSA please take charge now
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Jul 19, 2012

Obzam

Typical Z attitute again
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Jul 19, 2012

Papage

KZN Again, Zuma go home and speak to them please.
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Jul 19, 2012

KeRataBasadi

There must be a border between KZN and the rest of the country, atleast until they can gather all these weapons, spears and all and destroy them, if ever SA was to have a rebel group like boko haram, it will emerge from this place.
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Jul 19, 2012

JohnStone

@ Mbedzhana

Stop your crap. Instead of inciting violence, let us talk of peace. Violence is not the answer, never was. During Mandela's time as ANC President, lots of people were killed daily across South Africa, some by De Klerk's third force and others by De Klerk's IFP stooges. When Mandela urged all to work towards everlasting peace, some ANC leaders such as the late Sifiso Nkabinde and the very militant Cde Harry Gwala scoffed at Mandela's peace talk. Harry Gwala even challenged Mandela to visit Midlands and spend only one night there to witness the sound of gunfire that never stops until daybreak. Gwala use to say,"when the IFP thugs come to attack our people, we are not going to give them bibles, we will shoot them down". For this kind of war talk, Harry Gwala was included in the list of top 20 warlords around the world, a list that was topped by Muhamed Farah Aideed of Somalia. War is the talk of cowards.
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Jul 19, 2012

Lehido

ZULUS like power and top positions......and they would do anything to get that.....
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Jul 19, 2012

Nwanawamukalaha

Zulus at it again..............

They enjoy killing for personal gains. So pathetic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mxm
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Jul 19, 2012

BabyNono87

AmaZulu aluhlazo, killing a 79yr old man pho, hai suka bakithi
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