Johannesburg – This election season has been deadly for candidates and party activists in South Africa, with more than 12 killed ahead of today’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 said one motivation behind the killings is the chance of a steady job in a country where more than a quarter of people are unemployed.
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