The ANC in the Eastern Cape has commended the police for the arrest of three suspects who allegedly killed one of its councillors, Nomxolisi Nqwena-Maliwa.
Nqqena-Maliwa served as the Chairperson of the party’s Ethics and Members Interest Committee at the Mbhashe Local Municipality, which services the towns of Dutywa, Elliotdale and Willowvale.
Her body was found inside her vehicle on the 17th of February in Dutywa with a gunshot wound to her head.
The three men, aged 29, 36 and 41 respectively were arrested on Wednesday and the alleged murder weapon and the vehicle used in the commission of the murder were also both recovered by the police .
ANC spokesperson Gift Ngqondi has urged authorities to continue to work hard to ensure the perpetrators are convicted.
“We praise the police for the arrests and we urge law enforcement agencies and the NPA to work hard to ensure that the killers are convicted.
The ANC denounces the killing of our comrades and call on the public to continue providing information which will help the law enforcement agencies to put a stop to this scourge,” Ngqondi said.
