THE Chief Whip of Council in the City of Joburg Sithembiso Zungu has been shot.
This incident was confirmed by the city’s council speaker, Margaret Arnolds on Monday, 29 January.
She said the incident happened on Monday morning, and Zungu is currently in hospital.
“The Speaker of Council, Councillor. Margaret Arnolds wishes to alert the residents of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality that the Chief Whip of Council, Councillor Sithembiso Zungu was this morning injured in a shooting incident that occurred in the South of Johannesburg.
“The chief whip, who was attending to official council business, is currently alive and receiving medical attention,” Arnolds said.
Zungu from the African National Congress (ANC) was elected as chief whip of the City of Joburg council in 2022 during the 11th extraordinary Joburg council meeting.
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At the time, he beat the Democratic Alliance‘s (DA) Tyrell Meyers and ActionSA’s Marcel Coutriers with the votes.
Details surrounding the incident are still unknown.
“Further details on the incident will be communicated at a later stage once available. I urge residents to refrain from sharing unconfirmed reports,” Arnold said.
She said that the private office will give a detailed media statement at an appropriate time.
This is a developing story.
