{"id":175526,"date":"2018-03-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175526\/police-investigate-the-attempted-murder-of-ward-61-councillor\/"},"modified":"2018-03-23T21:05:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T19:05:38","slug":"police-investigate-the-attempted-murder-of-ward-61-councillor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/03\/23\/police-investigate-the-attempted-murder-of-ward-61-councillor\/","title":{"rendered":"Police investigate the attempted murder of Ward 61 councillor, following shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No arrests have been made following the shooting of Ward 61 councillor Lifa Nkosi.<\/p>\n<p>Nkosi was shot in Palm Ridge on Monday evening while leaving a meeting in the area.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNkosi was the last person to leave the meeting,\u201d explained Capt Mega Ndobe, corporate communications official for the Ekurhuleni West Cluster SAPS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is alleged that before he was able to drive off three unknown suspects appeared and shot at his vehicle while he was inside.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/174562\/suspect-with-multiple-charges-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man nabbed for drugs linked to multiple charges after arrest<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>More than 30 cartridges were found on the scene\u201a with at least 17 bullets hitting the driver\u2019s side of the car.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage we cannot say how many bullets hit the councillor but can say he was shot in the body,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nkosi was rushed to hospital and is in a stable condition, confirmed Ndobe.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/174564\/woman-assaulted-for-answering-husbands-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\">Woman \u2018assaulted for answering husband\u2019s phone\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>A case of attempted murder was opened by the Eden Park police. It has since been taken over by the Organised Crime Unit of the Provincial SAPS.<\/p>\n<p>The motive for the shooting is unknown and police cannot confirm if it was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Police are appealing to anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of the suspects to contact their local police station or Crime Stop on 08600 10111. Alternatively the community can SMS information to 32211.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a 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