3 ABC Members Found Murdered After Going Missing, SA Saddened
- An Abantu Batho Congress (ABC) councillor and two other party members were found dead after going missing
- The three members were allegedly on their way to a meeting when they disappeared and were never seen again
- Briefly News spoke to the ABC president who previously released a statement
- The party mourned the deaths of the members and called on the law to take its course and find those responsible
Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered police investigations and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years. Do you have a hard news story you would like to share? Email tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za with CA in the subject line.
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DURBAN – Three members of the ABC party were found murdered a few days after they were reported missing. Their murders rocked the political party, which called for justice to be served.
ABC party members killed
According to Zimoja, the trio, Qedukwazi Mzimela, Phumlani Mbutho, and Senzo Ngema, were on their way to a meeting with a client on 15 March, and that was the last time they were seen alive. The car they were travelling in was found abandoned in another location.
The party released a statement confirming that they were found murdered. The party’s president, Philani Mavundla, called on the law to ensure those responsible for their murders were found and arrested.
Mavunda speaks to Briefly News
When contacted for comment, Mr Mavundla told Briefl News that the party had released a statement to address the matter. The statement urged law enforcement to leave no stone unturned in their investigations to bring the guilty to book.
Netizens shaken by the deaths
South Africans commenting on @ZANewsFlash’s tweet were pained by the killing of the three party members.
ImOuttaNames said:
“We live in a lawless country.”
Gupta aid:
“This is so painful.”
Wanda said:
“KZN politics.”
Tommy wako Maf’town said:
“Abantu base Natal like killing each other.”
Democratic Alliance councillor killed in his bedroom
In a similar incident, Briefly News reported that a member of the Democratic Alliance, Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, was killed in cold blood on 5 December.
Gunmen stormed into the house, went straight to the bedroom and found him there.
They shot him ten times, and he was declared dead on the scene, leaving the country stunned by the level of violence. The Democratic Alliance confirmed that they were not ruling out the possibility of a hit and believed the incident was linked to criminal elements.
Source: Briefly News
