Sunday 21 June 2026:- The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Eastern Cape has learnt with utmost sadness of the assassination of ANC Councillor Sicelo Mleve, who was serving in the Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality. We convey our sincerest and deepest condolences to his family, comrades, friends and the entire community of Nelson Mandela Metro.
This incident follows many other similar incidents which have robbed the people of this province of such precious lives.
This fatal shooting incident took place at a councillor’s office in Zwide, Gqeberha, on the evening of Saturday 20 June. According to the South African Police Service, two unidentified armed male suspects entered the office while a meeting attended by approximately ten people was in progress. The suspects allegedly held those present at gunpoint and instructed them to surrender their cellphones. During the incident, one of the suspects reportedly opened fire towards Councillor Mleve, striking him multiple times before both suspects fled the scene. Mleve sustained several gunshot wounds and was declared dead at the scene.
We call on the justice system to urgently track down all the perpetrators involved in this barbaric act. The state has to act with urgency on murders, particularly those involving public representatives. We view these killings as outright attempts to subordinate democracy to the unscrupulous criminal order. This criminal order has to be met with a firm and uncompromising arm of the law.
Issued by the SACP Eastern Cape
Contact:
SACP Eastern Cape Provincial Secretary
Comrade Xolile Nqatha
xolilenqatha@gmail.com
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