Opposition party organiser killed days before South Africa local elections
MKP's Lastborn Shazi shot dead in KwaZulu-Natal; police open murder investigation
An organiser from South Africa's opposition uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) was shot dead at his home in KwaZulu-Natal province on Monday night, just two days before the country's local government elections. Lastborn Shazi was on a Zoom call coordinating the party's election campaign when he was killed, senior police spokesman Robert Netshiunda said on Tuesday.