GQEBERHA – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the death of a ward councillor following a shooting at the councillor’s office in Zwide, Gqeberha, on 20 June 2026 at approximately 18:50.
According to police, two unknown armed male suspects entered the office while a meeting of roughly 10 people was in progress. The suspects allegedly held those present at gunpoint and ordered them to surrender their cellphones.
One of the suspects then opened fire on a 45-year-old man, inflicting multiple gunshot wounds. The suspects fled the scene immediately after the shooting. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
