The Assassination of Sindiso Magaqa (ANC Councillor)

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the 2017 assassination of former ANC Youth League Secretary General Sindiso Magaqa a rising political star who died after a brutal ambush in Umzimkhulu, KwaZulu-Natal.

On 18 March 2019, four high-profile suspects appeared in court, including Mluleki Ndobe, then-Mayor of Harry Gwala District Municipality and a senior figure in the ANC's KwaZulu-Natal leadership. Ndobe, along with municipal manager Zwelibanzi Sikhosana, businessman Mbulelo Mpofana, and ex-TRT officer Sibonelo Myeza, faced charges of premeditated murder and attempted murder

The charges stemmed from a politically motivated shooting in July 2017, which left Magaqa fatally wounded and two local councillors Nontsikelelo Mafu and Jabulile Msiya seriously injured. The case exposed the deadly links between corruption, intra-party rivalries, and violence within South African politics.

Magaqa had been vocal about alleged corruption in a controversial R37-million refurbishment project for the Umzimkhulu Memorial Hall a project he believed was riddled with fraud. His allies claimed he was silenced for trying to hold local officials accountable.



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