The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has called for a comprehensive investigation into the murder of its councillor candidate, Khethelo Mdluli, who was fatally shot at his home in Gingindlovu, KwaZulu-Natal. Mdluli, 40, was the IFP’s Ward 17 councillor candidate in the uMlalazi Local Municipality. He was shot in front of his children last Thursday evening and died at Ngwelezane Hospital on Monday. Mdluli had served as an IFP PR councillor since 2021 and was standing as a candidate in the upcoming Local Government Elections.