### [2026-08-20](/feed/2026/08/20/index.md)

##### ANC
# Two ANC members including a former Knysna councillor are shot dead, one day after a sitting Knysna councillor is shot dead in a suspected internal ANC faction fight in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa. 




### Sources:

1. [Knysna-Plett Herald](https://www.knysnaplettherald.com/News/Article/Local-News/3-murders-follow-long-history-of-political-strife-in-knysna-anc-202608210113)

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