Knysna bloodbath: Ex-councillor, taxi boss shot dead day after former mayor killed
Two men, a former councillor and a taxi boss, were shot dead in Knysna, South Africa, just one day after a former mayor was also killed. Police are investigating whether the two incidents are connected as they search for the gunmen.
Why it matters
The string of high-profile political and community leader assassinations raises concerns about local governance stability and organized crime influence in the region.
Ask AI 2 min Police are hunting the gunmen who shot dead two men in a vehicle in Bongani, Knysna, on Thursday night
A former Knysna councillor and the taxi boss acquitted of plotting the assassination of ANC councillor Victor Molosi were shot dead on Thursday night.
Mandla Matiwane and Mandla Tyololo were killed in Bongani a day after ward 8 councillor and former mayor Aubrey Tsengwa was gunned down in his car in Joodsekamp.
Knysna executive mayor Thando Matika confirmed the shooting.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said the two men, aged 47 and 48, were in a vehicle in Bongani when gunmen opened fire on them at about 9pm.
Potelwa said detectives from the provincial serious violent crime unit had launched a manhunt and were also looking at whether the two shootings were connected.
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