Police and political leaders fear that the killing of a high-ranking IFP member on the outskirts of a volatile KwaMashu hostel could lead to further violence. A month of "relative peace" in the area was shattered by the slaying of Mbhasobheni Biyela on Tuesday night.Biyela was the IFP's branch leader in the notorious men's hostel precinct north of Durban.His killing is the latest in a string of deaths linked to political tensions between the IFP, the National Freedom Party and the ANC in the region.KwaZulu-Natal community safety MEC Willies Mchunu is scrambling to deal with the situation, and he has called for a "special three-a-side meeting" between the leadership of the three parties.According to police, Biyela was walking home at about 6.30pm after a meeting when he was accosted by two men.Four shots later he lay dying in a pool of his own blood while the attackers ran away.Police spokesman Major Thulani Zwane said that the motive for the killing was unknown and was being investigated.Mchunu expressed concern that the crime was linked to political tensions, saying he hoped this "did not suggest the resurgence of political violence at the hostel"."We will continue to work with political parties to promote peaceful political coexistence. So far, all parties have commited themselves to working with the government," he said.IFP provincial leader Blessed Gwala said said he had no doubt that Biyela's killing was a hit."I would disagree with police if they said that there was no politics involved."If it was normal crime then something would have been stolen, but there was nothing taken from him."To me, it means that this was something that was properly planned earlier, maybe a month, or two or three months earlier when they saw every Tuesday what route he walked."The persons who are responsible had a plan of where they would get him."Mchunu called for calm following the murder."We urge all hostel inmates to observe restraint and allow law agencies to probe this matter."We have been assured that the police are working around the clock to ensure that those responsible for this murder are brought to book soon," the MEC said...