KZN ANC regional leaders perish in a car accident returning from the conference.

By Lehlohonolo Lehana.

Two KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) ANC delegates who were driving back home from the party’s 55th national conference in Nasrec died in a car accident.

ANC Mzala Nxumalo regional secretary, Ntokozo Nxumalo, confirmed the incident took place on Tuesday evening outside eMkhondo (Piet Retief).

According to Nxumalo, the KwaZulu-Natal ANC Women’s League chairperson in the Mzala Nxumalo region, Nkosikhona Mdlalose, was killed with regional member Mpendulo Khumalo. Another member was seriously injured in the “head-on” collision.

“We went to see our member who is seriously injured and is in hospital. We are now on our way to the families of Mdlalose and Khumalo so we can pass on our condolences. It is a very sad to lose members in such a way, but we will comment further in due course,” he said.

Nxumalo said other regional leaders had already visited the families.

The ANC five-day conference, held at Nasrec, was set to conclude its work on Wednesday but had to put it off to a later date following some delays in proceedings.

This included a late start to the registration of delegates on day one.

Delegates agreed to adopt the proposal, with the second part of the conference set to take place in a hybrid format.

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