ANC member shot dead during branch meeting in the Vaal
20 January 2020
An ANC member was shot and killed in Rustervaal, outside Vereeniging, on Wednesday night at a meeting held to elect a candidate for the upcoming by-elections.
The woman was shot in her head and died on the scene.
Police spokesperson Captain TebohoLephoto said she was among fellow ANC members who attended the meeting.
"It is alleged that while in the meeting inside a community hall, lights went off and everybody went outside. While outside the hall, members claimed that they heard multiple gunshots being fired and the woman was hit by a bullet in her head and died on the scene," Lephoto said.