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South Africa: Slow Police Action Contributes to Political Killings - Former KZN Premier
News24Wire, 20 September 2017
Political killings, such as the murder of former ANCYL leader Sindiso Magaqa, could be avoided or investigated more efficiently if police officers in KwaZulu-Natal were more… Read more »
Political Differences In South Africa 'Fanned Flames of Violence'
The Moerane Commission is investigating the underlying causes in political killings in KwaZulu-Natal, particularly between members of the two dominant parties in the province, the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party. Key political figures in the province, including former premier Senzo Mchunu, described the role that the apartheid government played in polarising political groups prior to the democratic elections in 1994.
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20 September 2017
South Africa's Moerane Commission of Inquiry into KZN Political Killings
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- South African Broadcasting Corporation
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- South African Broadcasting Corporation
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IFP leader, Blessed Gwala, has told the Moerane Commission of Inquiry, that all politically-motivated killings which have not been resolved, must be ... see more »
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South Africa: Opposition Party Accuses Police of Being 'Incompetent' Over Political Murders
News24Wire, 19 September 2017
The Inkatha Freedom Party has accused police of being "incompetent" and "politically influenced" when dealing with political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. Read more »
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South Africa: IFP to Testify At Moerane Commission
News24Wire, 19 September 2017
The Inkatha Freedom Party is expected to testify at the Moerane Commission on Tuesday morning. Read more »
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South Africa: Increasing Factions in ANC KZN Will Lead to Rise in Political Killings, Moerane Commission Hears
News24Wire, 18 September 2017
Political killings will increase in KwaZulu-Natal as the ANC's December elective conference draws closer, the Moerane Commission into political killings in the province heard on… Read more »
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South Africa: Political Killings Could Cause Chaos in Municipalities
News24Wire, 5 September 2017
The continuous political killings in KwaZulu-Natal could plunge municipalities into a state of ungovernability, the provincial Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional… Read more »
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South Africa: Former ANC Youth Leader Dies After Being Shot in 'Ambush'
News24Wire, 4 September 2017
Former ANC Youth League (ANCYL) secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa was a "young lion" and one of the ANC's bravest and fearless fighters, the ANC said on Monday evening. Read more »
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South Africa: Police Tipped Off of Councillor's Killing - Moerane Commission Hears
News24Wire, 22 August 2017
A councillor in the Estcourt area in KwaZulu-Natal believes that the killing of his friend and fellow councillor in 2011 could have been prevented. Read more »
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South Africa: ANC Calls for Political Killings Comission to Come to Umzimkhulu
News24Wire, 7 September 2017
The Moerane Commission investigating political killings in KwaZulu-Natal must come to Umzimkhulu if it wants to find out the cause of the killings in the area south of the… Read more »
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18 July 2017
South Africa's Moerane Commission Hears of Culture of Bloodletting in KwaZulu Natal
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- South African Broadcasting Corporation
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- South African Broadcasting Corporation
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An academic study has shown that the province of KwaZulu-Natal has a culture of blood-letting mainly for positions in social and political structures. ... see more »
