The family of the 34-year-old ANC volunteer who was shot in the buttocks when Ward 4 ANC councillor candidate Nceba Dywili was killed in Zwide on Tuesday night said they feared for their lives and that of their daughter.
The woman’s mother Ntombise Mazawule, 51, said she was still shaken following the shooting. The family has asked that the woman’s identity be withheld.
“I was watching Muvhango yesterday when I heard the sound of Nceba’s car outside. He usually works with my daughter in these things of the ANC. He would pick her and drop her later. After some minutes I heard four gun sounds and my daughter came running inside shouting that Nceba had been shot,” Mazawule said.
“I immediately ran outside to see what was happening. The driver’s door was opened and Nceba was lying just outside the car. He was still breathing, that is when I screamed for help.”
Mazawule said she was helped by a passerby who drove them to Dora Nginza Hospital where Dywili died.
“This is very sad, the ANC should do something about this. They can’t allow innocent people to die like this. I could not sleep yesterday as I kept thinking these people will come back. I don’t know what is going to happen to my daughter who has a six-month-old daughter because her life is at risk,” she said.
Mazawule described Dywili as a respectful and caring person.
Nelson Mandela Bay deputy Mayor Bicks Ndoni said Dywili was a dedicated and outspoken person.
“Yesterday when the Minister of Human Settlements visited Walmer township, he was also there. We gave him a task to make sure that houses are delivered to the people. We had hope in him that he was going to serve the people of Walmer as he knew the area inside out and he was keen to see development there,” Ndoni said.
“For this position of a councillor candidate he was nominated by the community members and he saw himself as someone who was strong in ground work but not as a councillor.”
Dywili was also the president of Eastern Cape SMME’s chamber. His deputy president, Mhleli Peter said Dywili’s death was a loss.
“He was a nation builder who always had plans to develop his area. Dywili was at the forefront fighting for the 30% issue as he believed that SMME’s needed to benefit from the developments in the Bay. We are calling all the SMME’s to mourn with his family and also the people who knew him,” Peter said.
Police spokesman Constable Mncedi Mbombo said the incident happened on Tuesday night when Dywili was gunned by two unknown men.
“The police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder,” he said.
Family of ANC volunteer wounded in shooting fear for her life
The woman’s mother Ntombise Mazawule, 51, said she was still shaken following the shooting. The family has asked that the woman’s identity be withheld.
“I was watching Muvhango yesterday when I heard the sound of Nceba’s car outside. He usually works with my daughter in these things of the ANC. He would pick her and drop her later. After some minutes I heard four gun sounds and my daughter came running inside shouting that Nceba had been shot,” Mazawule said.
“I immediately ran outside to see what was happening. The driver’s door was opened and Nceba was lying just outside the car. He was still breathing, that is when I screamed for help.”
Mazawule said she was helped by a passerby who drove them to Dora Nginza Hospital where Dywili died.
“This is very sad, the ANC should do something about this. They can’t allow innocent people to die like this. I could not sleep yesterday as I kept thinking these people will come back. I don’t know what is going to happen to my daughter who has a six-month-old daughter because her life is at risk,” she said.
Mazawule described Dywili as a respectful and caring person.
Nelson Mandela Bay deputy Mayor Bicks Ndoni said Dywili was a dedicated and outspoken person.
“Yesterday when the Minister of Human Settlements visited Walmer township, he was also there. We gave him a task to make sure that houses are delivered to the people. We had hope in him that he was going to serve the people of Walmer as he knew the area inside out and he was keen to see development there,” Ndoni said.
“For this position of a councillor candidate he was nominated by the community members and he saw himself as someone who was strong in ground work but not as a councillor.”
Dywili was also the president of Eastern Cape SMME’s chamber. His deputy president, Mhleli Peter said Dywili’s death was a loss.
“He was a nation builder who always had plans to develop his area. Dywili was at the forefront fighting for the 30% issue as he believed that SMME’s needed to benefit from the developments in the Bay. We are calling all the SMME’s to mourn with his family and also the people who knew him,” Peter said.
Police spokesman Constable Mncedi Mbombo said the incident happened on Tuesday night when Dywili was gunned by two unknown men.
“The police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder,” he said.
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