{"id":48466,"date":"2022-10-10T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/cogta-mec-condemns-violence-in-ingquza-hill-and-port-st-johns-local-municipalities-20221010\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T23:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T21:40:04","slug":"cogta-mec-condemns-violence-in-ingquza-hill-and-port-st-johns-local-municipalities-20221010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/cogta-mec-condemns-violence-in-ingquza-hill-and-port-st-johns-local-municipalities-20221010\/","title":{"rendered":"COGTA MEC condemns violence in Ingquza Hill and Port St Johns Local Municipalities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA)&nbsp;in the Eastern Cape, Zolile Williams has condemned the spate of violence currently taking place in Ingquza Hill and Port St Johns Local Municipalities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement issued by the COGTA spokesperson, Mamkeli Ngam, the house of the Port St Johns Local Municipality mayor, Councillor Nomvuzo Mlombile-Cingo was recently set alight at night by unknown suspects. A week before that, Councillor Fundisile Ranai and his son were fatally shot at their home, and the attackers are still at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/mthathaexpress\/police-open-case-of-malicious-damage-to-property-after-port-st-johns-mayors-house-set-alight-20221006\">ALSO READ | Police open case of malicious damage to property after Port St Johns mayor\u2019s house set alight<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe MEC is monitoring the trend with concern and has condemned with the strongest possible terms the unfolding violence,\u201d said Ngam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe communique from Councillor Nomvuzo relating to the demands of a group of people called the Port St Johns Community Forum has been received. 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