DA offers R1Million reward to find Chief Whips killers
DA Premier candidate Chris Pappas has since suspended his election campaign following the death his colleague Nhlalayenza Ndlovu.
The Democratic Alliance(DA) in KwaZulu-Natal has offered up R1million to help successfully find and convict the killers of Nhlalayenza Ndlovu- the party’s Chief Whip in uMngeni Municipality in the KZN midlands.
The reward is ten times more than the R100 000 reward offered by the municipality earlier this week.
WHO KILLED THE DA CHIEF WHIP?
Ndlovu was allegedly ambushed at his home on Tuesday and shot and killed in full view of his wife and kids.
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DA provincial leader Dean Macpherson says the party will whatever it takes to ensure justice prevails.
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“The DA will spare no expense and leave no stone unturned to hold those responsible for this barbaric crime as we seek justice for the Ndlovu family and seek to bring an end to politically motivated killings in KwaZulu-Natal”, says Macpherson.
PAPPAS DESCRIBES NDLOVU
uMngeni mayor and 2024 Premier candidate Chris Pappas, says Ndlovu had revealed that there is an individual that poses a threat to his life.
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“At this stage the motives behind the attack are not clear however, available information indicates that the hit was organised locally. I can also reveal that Cllr Ndlovu had communicated to me last week about a person who he believed a threat” says Pappas.
Pappas has described Ndlovu as a calm individual and a peacemaker. The mayor is adamant that Ndlovu was a target.
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“We are determined to bring his killers to book. More importantly, because this was an organised crime, we are determined to find those behind this killing and ensure that there is justice. Ndlovu cannot become another police statistic in the ongoing slaughter of councillors, Amakhosi and Izinduna in KwaZulu-Natal.
Ndlovu was laid to rest on Saturday in Mooi River.