Cato Crest, an informal settlement a few kilometres west of central Durban, is known as a violent gangland where gun-toting housing mafias rule and political murders often go unpunished.
The chairperson of the ANC, Gwede Mantashe, believes the spike in the killing of party members and leaders will only be deterred if law enforcement officials "arrest, prosecute and convict perpetrators of crime for lengthy jail terms".
On Freedom Day, it is worth remembering that our freedom of expression is both valuable and vulnerable. We cannot take it for granted, argues Anton Harber.
The murder of a man who spoke out against KwaZulu-Natal’s newly elected leadership highlights the way the province is being run: with bribery, intimidation and killings.