Question NW2795 to the Minister of Police

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12 October 2017 - NW2795

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Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Police

How many (a) councillors have been killed (i) in each province, (ii) since 2009 to-date and (iii) in each municipality and (b) people have been arrested in connection with these killings?

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(iii) The information, reflecting the number of councillors killed in each province, from 2009 until 31 August 2017 and each municipality involved, is shown below:

 

(a)(i) and (ii)

(a)(iii)

Eastern Cape

5

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan

3

   

Ndlambe

1

   

Raymond Mhlaba

1

Free State

1

Naledi Municipality Wepener

1

Gauteng

4

Ekurhuleni/Etwatwa

1

   

Johannesburg

1

   

Region C, Roodepoort

1

   

Mogale City

1

KwaZulu-Natal

24

Richmond KZN

2

   

Mkhambatini

1

   

Msunduze

1

   

Amajuba

1

   

Ethekwini Municipality

1

   

Zululand District

1

   

Nongoma Municipality

1

   

Abaqulusi

1

   

Langalibalele-Estcourt

1

   

Uthukela District

2

   

Umzimkhulu

4

   

Umdoni

1

   

Umuziwabantu Municipality

2

   

Ray Nkonyeni Municipality

1

   

Umzinyathi

1

   

Umsinga

1

   

Msinga

1

   

Nquthu

1

Limpopo

0

-

0

Mpumalanga

7

Govan Mbeki

1

   

Mbombela

3

   

Dipaliseng

1

   

Bushbuckridge

1

   

Secunda

1

North West

3

Rustenburg

3

Northern Cape

0

-

0

Western Cape

1

Cape Town

1

TOTAL

45

 

45

(b) The total number of persons arrested in each province, is as follows:

Eastern Cape

3

Free State

3

Gauteng

6

KwaZulu-Natal

31

Limpopo

0

Mpumalanga

15

North West

4

Northern Cape

0

Western Cape

0

TOTAL

62

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