South Africa's Inkatha Freedom Party whip shot dead in Johannesburg
Party says Khethamabala Petros Sithole ‘assassinated in Katlehong’; asks law enforcement to ‘spare no effort’ to bring perpetrators to justice

LUSAKA, Zambia
South Africa's Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) national council member and deputy chief whip in parliament, Petros Sithole, was shot dead late Saturday in Johannesburg, according to the party.
"It is with utter grief that the IFP announces the untimely passing of honorable Khethamabala Petros Sithole, 68, who was assassinated in Katlehong this evening by unknown assailants. Details are sketchy at the moment, and it is the IFP's expectation that the law enforcement agencies will spare no effort to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice," spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa said in a statement.
The party, founded by anti-apartheid campaigner Mangosuthu Buthelezi, is led by Velenkosini Hlabisa, who also serves as the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister in the Government of National Unity (GNU).
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