#PODCAST ANALYSIS: Democracy Development Programme (DDP) discuss the possibility of dedicated courts to deal with political killings in KZN #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Police Minister Bheki Cele says law enforcement agencies are dealing with violent attacks stemming from pockets of political intolerance and violence in KwaZulu-Natal. Cele briefed the media in Durban about cases being investigated by the task team on political killings. Since July 2018, the task team has so far investigated 321 dockets. Cele says of these, 134 cases were reported between 2011 and the formation of the task team in 2018. He says the task team is investigating 155 cases of murder, 51 of attempted murder, 77 of intimidation, and 12 cases of conspiracy to commit murder. Meanwhile, political expert at the Democracy Development Programme Brian Mhlongo does not believe that establishing dedicated courts will be the solution to deter political killings in the province. Mhlongo says there are deeper root causes that need to be addressed first...