A former Glebelands Hostel Peace Committee member narrowly escaped death a few hours after voting in the national elections at Glebelands Community Hall in Ward 76, Umlazi, Durban on 8 May 2019. The man, who had joined friends for a braai after casting their votes, was on his way back to his block shortly after 7pm when he heard screaming behind him. He looked around and saw a man pointing a gun at him. Luckily the gun repeatedly misfired, the hitman aborted the attack and ran away.
Although the victim reported the attack, as of Saturday 11 May, he had still not received a case number from the Umlazi Police Station. In his closing arguments to the Moerane Commission of Inquiry into KZN’s political killings, evidence leader Advocate Bheki Manyathi proclaimed, “Glebelands Hostel is central to KZN’s violence…” and that although “A peace committee was established … and it yielded results… it was apparently disbanded by the government with no reasons being given. eThekwini Metro up to provincial level, are deliberately turning a blind eye to Glebelands because they are benefiting from the chaos”.
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