KwaZulu-Natal police have opened two murder cases and three counts of attempted murder following a shooting in which two African National Congress (ANC) members, a man and a woman, were allegedly killed in Area 24, Umgababa.
The incident happened on Thursday afternoon while the victims were reportedly taking part in a door-to-door campaign in the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast.
TWO ANC MEMBERS KILLED IN UMGABABA
KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said reports indicate that two women and one man affiliated with a political party, accompanied by two bodyguards, were conducting a door-to-door campaign when a white Isuzu bakkie approached them from behind.
“The occupants of the bakkie reportedly opened fire on the five using rifles and pistols. Two people, a man and a woman, were declared dead at the scene and one woman reportedly injured her leg when she was fleeing from the assassins. The two bodyguards fled the scene and are yet to be found.
“The motive of the killing is unknown but political intolerance cannot be ruled out,” Netshiunda said.
ANC convenor in eThekwini Thanduxolo Sabela said their councillors were ambushed and shot at.
“The branch coordinator and a volunteer passed away in today’s shooting on ward 98. The ward candidate was rushed to hospital for a check up and she is fine now,” he said.
“We don’t believe that when conducting a campaign the would be areas where our campaigners would be met with such hostility and be shot at,” he said.
Police are currently on the scene where 2 ANC members were shot and killed with a further 3 more injured in Umgababa, south of Durban.
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 15, 2026
Eyewitnesses have told EWN the group was shot while conducting door to door campaigns in the area. TCG pic.twitter.com/pNkFenluDv
The shooting comes just a few months after another ANC councillor in Klaarwater, Sibusiso “Khekhe” Khwela was gunned down in broad daylight.