‘It’s an attack on state’
ZAKARIYYA PARK SHOOTING: ANC BELIEVES ZUNGU WAS THE TARGET
Hunt is on for the suspects who shot Rand Water official in the head.
The ANC in Gauteng has described the shooting of public officials from Rand Water at a school event in Zakariyya Park, south of Johannesburg, as an attack on the state.
ANC Gauteng secretary Thembinkosi “TK” Nciza said the shooting had traumatised Rand Water staff and City of Joburg staff who were at the event.
Rand Water executive Teboho Joala lost his life after he was shot in the head, while Joburg council chief whip Sthembiso Zungu was shot in the leg and arm. He is recovering in hospital. Joala’s bodyguard also died. “We view this heinous crime as an open declaration of war as it took place in the presence of young [pupils] and their teachers,” Nciza said in a statement.
He appealed to the police to use all available resources to apprehend the culprits behind the shooting.
A man with a gun walked into a community hall where Rand Water and the City of Johannesburg were giving away school shoes and uniforms to pupils.
He pulled out a gun and opened fire at public officials who were present.
It was still not clear if the intention was to kill Zungu or the Rand Water officials who were at the event. But the ANC did not rule out the possibility that the attack was meant for Zungu.
“The African National Congress in Gauteng views the shooting that took place at Zakarriya Park as a calculated, cold-blooded murder and an unforgivable crime that visited the people of Gauteng and South Africa,” said Nciza.
He said the teachers and the pupils who were at the event will get counselling.
Police are still on the hunt for the suspects who sped away after the gruesome attack.