NFP Councillor in KZN Falls Victim to Assassination in Her Home, Authorities Confronted With Murder Mystery

NFP Councillor in KZN Falls Victim to Assassination in Her Home, Authorities Confronted With Murder Mystery

  • Yet another politician was murdered recently, and this time it is a member of the National Freedom Party (NFP)
  • The victim is a woman who was a councillor in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Ntombenhle Mchunu, and she was killed on 30 July, 2023
  • Ntombenhle Mchunu's passing left Mzansi peeps reeling over how common it is for people to get shot in KZN

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NONGOMA, KZN- An NFP member Ntombenhle Mchunu lost her life on 30 July, 2023. The Nongoma councillor's fate is just like other politicians who were gunned down.

NFP councillor murdered in her home
An NFP councillor in KZN was murdered in her home, and people are still reeling from how common the occurrence is in the province. Image: Tillsonburg/ krisanapong detraphiphat
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Authorities are still working to try and figure out who committed the crime. Many people reacted to the news, and they were mortified.

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According to SABC News, Ntombenhle Mchunu was sleeping when unknown assassins burgled her home. The publication reported that several shots were fired, and they ran away.

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Ntombenhle Mchunu was rushed to the hospital, where she passed away from a gunshot wound.

South African politicians living in fear over rampant killings

Briefly News reported on several stories where people in politics were gunned down. Political violence has been common, and in May 2023, a Limpopo EFF councillor was also shot in his home.

South Africans react to death of NFP councillor

Many people commented, expressing heartbreak over the news of the politician dying. Read what people had to say in a post below:

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Yanno wrote:

"Too many killings happening in KZN. The minister of police is from there, but he don't know how to connect the dots and bring those criminals to justice, what a shame."

Phuti Mkgm added:

"The killings have become normal these days. We have complained enough about crime in SA."

Makungu Khoza commented:

"Politics is a dirty game."

Jacob Israel Rammusa added:

"Illegal gun control is really needed in SA, particularly in KZN."

Teejay Majestic II remarked:

"Politics is dangerous."

2 cop killers brought to justice for gunning down SAPS constable during robbery

Briefly News previously reported that Gauteng police doled out swift justice by quickly tracking down two men who allegedly killed an on-duty police officer.

After 32-year-old Constable Siyabonga Thango was gunned down while responding to a robbery in Vosloorus on Friday, 21 July, the police sprung into action to catch his killers.

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By Sunday morning, 23 July, the investigating team had uncovered information about the killer's whereabouts and pounced on them in Vooslorus, News24 reported.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za