{"id":74356,"date":"2024-10-03T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mpumalanga-anc-member-fighting-for-his-life-after-shooting"},"modified":"2024-10-03T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:15:00","slug":"mpumalanga-anc-member-fighting-for-his-life-after-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mpumalanga-anc-member-fighting-for-his-life-after-shooting","title":{"rendered":"Mpumalanga ANC member fighting for his life after shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Mpumalanga community activist and ANC member Sizwe Nyambi is in hospital fighting for his life after he was shot hours after accusing employees of the Nkomazi local municipality of sabotaging water supplies in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Nyambi was shot multiple times outside his home in Schoemansdal on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>He posted a live video on Facebook. In the live video, he spoke about the ongoing water crisis in Nkomazi. \u201cHere in Nkomazi, we have a challenge. We have a challenge of no water,\u201d he said, alleging municipal workers were colluding to deny residents water by manipulating supply systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEver since the municipality said it was cutting hours for overtime, the workers have decided to get together and sabotage us. We are being sabotaged for overtime hours \u2014 that is why we do not have water. The water situation is not due to failure of councillors. We are being sabotaged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though water is not coming out of our taps, we put in water tanks for the municipality to fill them but that does not happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nyambi said his advocacy for his community had made him a target.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis thing of trying to close down live videos is not working because they are not going to be closed down,\u201d he said in a previous broadcast, expressing his commitment to speaking out against injustice.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting incident unfolded just hours after Nyambi\u2019s video was released.<\/p>\n<p>Police spokesperson Col Donald Mdhluli said the shooting occurred around 9.20pm as Nyambi arrived home with a companion. Mdhluli said an armed assailant approached Nyambi and opened fire as he attempted to enter his house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite Nyambi trying to seek refuge, the suspect continued to fire,\u201d Mdhluli said.<\/p>\n<p><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Mpumalanga community activist and ANC member Sizwe Nyambi is in hospital fighting for his life after he was shot hours after accusing employees of the Nkomazi local municipality of sabotaging water supplies in the region. Nyambi was shot multiple times outside his home in Schoemansdal on Tuesday evening. 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