Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement

Two ANC Councillors to appear in the Durban High Court after being charged with the murder of Thuli Ndlovu

Mduduzi Christian Ngcobo, also known as Nqola, an ANC councillor in KwaNdengezi Ward 12 and his comrade PR councillor Luvelile Lutsheku are due to appear in Durban High Court tomorrow to answer to the charge that they are responsible for the murder of Thuli Ndlovu. The two councillors have been appearing in the Pinetwone Magistrate’s court for several times and had received a bail of R10 000 each. A few weeks after being given bail Nqola was rearrested and charged with attempted murder in KwaNdengezi after he was caught firing shots at some people. Just last week Nqola was given a bail again.

We have repeatedly said that some of our so called political leadership are gangsters. It is they and not people who are struggling for land and dignity who are the real dangers to our democracy. They are leaders during the course of the day and are hitmen at night.

We have stood against these gangsters and we will continue to stand against Nqola and his hitmen. If the government of the day says nothing about these izinkabi, who will it going to govern tomorrow? How will it govern tomorrow?

We call upon all progressive forces to stand together to expose such gangsters and to ensure that they have no place in our society. If our leaders can be killed with impunity today others will not be safe tomorrow.

Nqola has terrorized the KwaNdengezi community. We must ask ourselves as to who is Nqola working for? How long will he implicated in the murder of activists in KwaNdengezi? Thuli is not the only one whom Nqola has allegedly murdered.

Contact:

TJ Ngongoma 084 6139 772

Ndabo Mzimela 076 6066 176

Zandile Nsibande 062 947 1947