Overview
- Two separate shootings on the voter‑registration weekend left DA Ward 104 candidate Sinovuyo Dyokwe and ANC Ward 27 councillor Sicelo Mleve dead, with the attacks taking place on Saturday during voter‑registration activity and a ward meeting respectively.
- Western Cape police opened a murder probe into Dyokwe’s killing and assigned provincial serious violent‑crime detectives to both cases, but authorities reported no arrests or major leads as of the latest coverage.
- The DA has offered a R50,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and has provided counselling support to Dyokwe’s family and colleagues.
- Reporting showed Dyokwe had filed a sworn affidavit in February alleging extortion threats, a line of inquiry police say they are investigating alongside possible political motives.
- Political parties and local officials have urged urgent security measures for candidates, ward offices and registration staff, noting Nelson Mandela Bay’s recent history of councillor murders and warning that unchecked violence could disrupt the run‑up to the November local elections.