# At least 50 people have been killed in suspected political assassinations and violence in South Africa ahead of the local government elections on November fourth. This figure exceeds the full-year totals for both the 2021 municipal election and the 2024 national election. KwaZulu-Natal accounts for the highest number of attacks, followed by Gauteng, Eastern Cape, North West and the Western Cape. The MK Party, ANC and the IFP have been the most affected. The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime says the killings impact the country’s electoral processes and democracy.
Politically motivated killings have risen to 50 ahead of the local government elections