Widespread gang-related crime and persistent damage to critical infrastructure were among key concerns raised during a DA safety and security assessment conducted at the Chatty satellite police station on Friday.
An Eastern Cape municipal councillor and his Grade 12 son were killed by a pair of gunmen who shot them at their family home in front of the councillor's eight-year-old daughter, who survived the horrific attack. Fundisile Ranai, 49, an Ingquza Hill Ward 15 councillor and OR Tambo district municipality water and sanitation portfolio committee member and his 18-year-old son Siyolise were shot dead at the Slovo Park home in Lusikisiki at about 9.