Port Elizabeth community leader shot in escalating electricity battle | News24

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Port Elizabeth community leader shot in escalating electricity battle | News24

An organiser for the Nkandla Residents Committee has been shot and wounded in the ongoing battle over electricity between residents of Nkandla, Port Elizabeth, a neighbourhood of RDP houses, and Endlovini, a neighbouring informal settlement.

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