DURBAN - The brother of one of the ANC members who was shot dead in Umgababa, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday said the victims were conducting door-to-door campaigning with ANC members when gunmen opened fire.
Sihle Makhathini said according to information from the community, two men got out of a car and started shooting.
He said the loss is devastating.
"It is very devastating losing someone close to you its even sad when you lose a community member. The world we live in now has turned out to be bad," he said.
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Makhathini said the killings have renewed concerns of safety among residents in the community,
" We have been losing a lot of community members in different ways and it really sad. We need our community to be safe, to be able to walk around in peace. But its clear that life is gone now."
Police in KwaZulu-Natal said they have opened two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder.
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Two people, a man and a woman were declared dead at the scene, and one woman reportedly injured her leg when she was fleeing from the assassins.
"The two bodyguards fled the scene and are yet to be found," police statement said.
The motive for the killing is still unknown however, authorities said they can't rule out a political motive for the shooting.