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Former Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Luxolo Namete shot dead
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. SABC News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 7 Nov 2026, 17:10 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Former Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Luxolo Namete shot dead”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A former councillor and former deputy mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Luxolo Namette was shot dead in Motherwell on Saturday afternoon. The United Democratic Movement (UDM) says his murder casts a dark shadow over the just concluded election.
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Former Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Luxolo Namette shot dead
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Former Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Luxolo Namete shot dead
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