ANC in KZN cancels election events to pay respect after deaths
The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal has cancelled its provincial election manifesto event‚ which was scheduled to take place in Newcastle on Sunday following the death of two senior leaders. Provincial secretary Super Zuma said the party had cancelled its weekend programme to pay its respects to KwaZulu-Natal parliamentary chief whip‚ Senzo Mkhize‚ and ANC Youth League deputy chairperson in the eMalahleni region‚ Wandile Ngubeni.Mkhize died last Friday after a long illness while Ngubeni was shot dead last Sunday. No arrests have been made in connection with the killings.“We know they would have loved to see us continue with our programme‚ but as a caring people’s movement guided by principles of ubuntu‚ as outlined in our constitution and Freedom Charter‚ we have seen it fit to call off all our weekend programmes‚” said Zuma.Mkhize‚ whose memorial service will be held at the Durban City Hall on Thursday afternoon‚ will be buried in Inanda on Saturday‚ while Ngubeni‚ whose memorial sevice is also taking place on Thursday at Majuba TVET College‚ will be buried on Sunday. ..
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