Published August 02, 2016
This election season has been deadly for candidates and party activists in South Africa, with more than 12 killed ahead of Wednesday's vote.
National police have determined it a serious enough problem to create a task force to investigate the deaths, most occurring in KwaZulu-Natal province.
An analyst says one motivation behind the killings is the chance of a steady job in a country where more than a quarter of people are unemployed.
President Jacob Zuma's office urges peaceful municipal elections. Campaigning in many parts of the country has been calm.
The ruling African National Congress faces a serious challenge in important areas. Those include the commercial center, Johannesburg; the Tshwane metro area around the capital, Pretoria; and the municipality named after the ANC's star, Nelson Mandela Bay.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/deadly-election-season-for-south-africas-candidates