Durban - A walk to borrow money to buy maize meal saved Thobani Mhlongo’s life as gunmen entered his house and shot his four relatives, execution style, a minute after he walked out on Sunday evening. Mhlongo, 21, said he had walked a short distance out of his shared house at the KwaMashu Hostel when a group of men came by. He said he did not pay much attention to the strangers, but was shocked to hear multiple gunshots coming from where he had left his brother and three relatives.“I was going to a relative to borrow money to buy maize meal. Had I not left the house I would be counted among the dead,” he said. 4 killed execution-style at KZN hostel The shooters killed Mhlongo’s brother Mzokhona Mhlongo, 23, his cousins Sbekezelo Ntshangase, Khanyisani Shandu, 25, and Zamokwakhe Mhlongo, 35 who were all from Empangeni. “When I heard the shots I ran as fast as I could calling for help. I later came back and found that my brothers had been shot,” he said. Independent Media journalists arrived at the victims’ house to find a contingent of police officers collecting statements.

Inside the house the floor was wet with water used to clean blood. IFP local leaders arrived and said that the deceased were party activists. Murders at the notorious hostel were seemingly no longer a shock to residents, as one them calmly said: “I heard about it, but it is nothing new because such things happen very often.” Mhlongo’s elder brother Kwenza Mhlongo, who lived a few blocks away from the scene, was in his relatives’ house about 30 minutes before the shootings. “We all had just returned from Bridge City where we did some shopping. I stayed for about 20 minutes before I left. I later received a call informing me about the shooting,” he said. He said he rushed back to the house but onlookers prevented him from going inside. “They told me that they feared that some of the shooters might be there. They also told me that my wounded brother (Zamokwakhe) tried to get up as the attackers were leaving, but one attacker went back into the house saying that dog is not dead, before finishing him off,” said Kwenza.

A neighbour said she did not hear the noise from gunfire as her radio was on very loud. “I was shocked,” she said. “I last spoke to the deceased in the morning. These boys were very nice and friendly. They would help me. They would apologise wherever I shouted at them for making a noise,” she said. Police spokesman Major Shooz Magudulela said three men had been shot in the back of their heads while another one was shot in the face. Poodle Toilet Seat”The motive is unknown at this stage,” he said.Belgian Malinois Puppies For Sale Wi IFP co-ordinator in Ward 39, Sipho Nzungu, said the death had “robbed the IFP of valuable and active members”.Whirlpool Tub And Pregnancy IOL News on Facebook RE/MAX offers property for sale in Durban, conveniently listed online for your viewing pleasure.

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The name is in honour of Sir Marshall Campbell and means Place of Marshall. KwaMashu is notable for its lively performing arts scene, lively performing arts scene thrives including Maskandi, hip hop, pansula dancing, dance, drama, football. Through performance the young people of KwaMashu are raising the cultural profile of KwaMashu, aided significantly by the skills, resources and direction of eKhaya Multi Arts Centre for Arts and Performance. The township also boasts a community radio station at the eKhaya Multi Arts Centre, called Vibe 94.70 FM, which has been in operation for more than 4 years. Formerly a sugar cane plantation, KwaMashu’s name is a Zulu adaptation of Marshall which means ‘the place of Marshall’. It refers to Sir Marshall Campbell (1848-1917) the sugar cane farmer and magnate who owned the land on which KwaMashu stands and who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Natal colony (now KwaZulu Natal). Marshall was the father of the late Dr Killie Campbell (Margaret Roach Killie Campbell), who had a close relationship with the Zulus living in KwaMashu.

The area was successively administered by the Durban City Council and the Port Natal Administration Board and, on 1 April 1977, was transferred to the authority of the newly defined KwaZulu government. KwaMashu is one of the first of Durban’s townships that emerged with the implementation of the Apartheid Group Areas Act during the 1950s. The Group Areas Act was a system used by the Apartheid government to physically separate Indians, Coloureds and Africans who lived collectively in places such as Umkhumbane (Cato Manor ) an Indian township in Durban, Sophiatown in Johannesburg and District Six in Cape Town. KwaMashu became home to many of the people who were displaced through the implementation of the Act. Durban’s rapid population growth in the 1950s intensified pressure on the Durban City Council (DCC) from the White population to clear Durban of its slum areas for security purposes and segregate urban areas. The Council was now compelled to take action on the housing of the African population of the city.

Subsequently, in 1952, an emergency camp at Cato Manor was erected on a “site and service” basis in an attempt to ease the situation. This was followed by a period of prolonged negotiation and planning for the purchase of land and the building of the KwaMashu township. The Durban City Council was required to submit their strategies to the central government for authorization. The Council was not only expected to ensure that 10 000 Indians were removed from the Duff's Road village, which fell within the boundaries of the new proposed township, but it also had to place buffer zones between African and Indian neighbourhoods and make certain that there were no connecting roads between them. The formation of KwaMashu Township KwaMashu township was first proposed in 1948 and finally, in June 1956, a final agreement of sale was approved by all parties at the price of £350 000 bringing to fruition the Council’s long-standing pronouncement concerning the displacement of Durban’s African residents to the north of the city.

Plans for KwaMashu Township were presented to the Cato Manor Native Advisory Board for approval. Cato Manor residents who were considered illegitimate were never invited to give any input to the policy or planning of the township designated for them. Construction of KwaMashu began in September 1957 and in November the Council started to systematically remove Africans from Cato Manor. Furthermore, 36 000 circulars were distributed in Cato Manor extolling the virtues of home-ownership, and industries were contacted and asked if they would assist in the removal of their employees. In a competition held by The Daily News newspaper to find a proper name for the township, the name KwaMashu was suggested. This name was strongly opposed by the Native Advisory Board in Durban who favoured the names Mahlatanyane (after A.W.G. Champion - Mahlati) or Mafukuzela (afterJohn Langalibalele Dube). Houses in KwaMashu were erected in phases and occupied by Black people from March 1958. By February 1962, the population of KwaMashu had reached 40 000 people, and the number rose even further when many Blacks were removed from other city locations (particularly Baumanville) to the area.

In 1973, the Port Natal Bantu Affairs Administration Board took over control of KwaMashu. The clearing of Cato Manor and the re-settlement of its inhabitants at KwaMashu was a process of great upheaval for many. The number of Blacks who disappeared during the course of the removals, estimated at 20% of the population of Cato Manor (30 000 to 40 000 people), is an indication of the number of Blacks who lived at Cato Manor without rights to urban residences. Some of these people may have vanished in order to escape resettlement at KwaMashu. For those who moved to KwaMashu it meant increased travelling costs and inconvenience in terms of commuting to work and costly accommodation. [Accessed: 28 March 2013] • KwaZulu Natal Department of Health (2001), History of KwaMashu Community Health Centre, [online], Available at www.kznhealth.gov.za [Accessed: 28 March 2013] • EThekwini Municipality, ‘Introduction to Our Own Town- ‘KwaMashu’ [online], Available at www.durban.gov.za [Accessed

: 28 March 2013] • Manson A, From Cato Manor to KwaMashu- class formation and political opposition in KwaMashu township, 1958 ”” 1980, [online], Available at www.disa.ukzn.ac.za • Inanda, Ntuzuma, KwaMashu (INK) Nodal Economic Development Profile KwaZulu Natal [online], Available at www.durban.gov.za [Accessed: 24 May 2013] • Manzi Jabulani Russell, The manifestation of apartheid egacy on housing within the Durban Metropolitan region ”“ A case of KwaMashu Township, (Honours Thesis), University of Zululand Department of Geography, December 1994 The Abahlali baseMjondolo movement is very prominent in the informal settlements and transit camps in the KwaMashu area. They claim to have membership in K-section, Siyanda A, B, and B5, and in two Richmond Farm transit camps. Buhle Higher Primary school Dumani Lower primary School Gugulethu Lower Primary School John Dube High School Khethamahle Higher Primary School Khuphukani Lower Primary School Ndabazezwe Lower Primary School