ANC CALLS FOR CALM
ANC ward convenor Myolisi Magibisela was gunned down in his Khayelitsha home on Monday.
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Police have launched a murder investigation following the killing of a local African National Congress (ANC) leader in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
Ward 96 ANC convenor and South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) zonal chairperson, Myolisi Magibisela, was gunned down at his home in Hlanga Street, Makhaza, on Monday morning.
Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed the incident and said Makhaza police had registered a murder docket.
Van Wyk said: “The circumstances surrounding a shooting incident on Monday, at about 10.50am, at a premises at Hlanga Street, Makhaza, where a 48-year-old male was shot and fatally wounded, are under investigation.
“According to reports, gunshots were heard and when community members looked out they saw a white VW Jetta speeding off and found the deceased shot several times. They immediately informed the police who attended the crime scene.”
Myolisi Magibisela died on the scene after he was shot in his home on Monday.
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Magibisela was declared dead at the scene by medical personnel. No arrests have been made and the motive for the shooting remains unclear.
The ANC in the Dullah Omar Region expressed shock at the killing. Chairperson Ndithini Thyido said Magibisela was a dedicated activist and community organiser.
Thyido added: “We are also outraged by the senseless killing of Ward 96 convenor Myolisi Magibisela.
"The ANC urges all its members and supporters in the ward, in Khayelitsha and the region to remain calm and allow the SAPS to leave no stone unturned until the perpetrators of this heinous crime are brought to book.”