A member of South Africa's ruling party was shot dead on Sunday during a meeting in Pretoria to decide mayoral candidates for local elections due to take place in August. No details were available about the incident but local media said there had been a dispute over the choice of candidate. ANC's Deputy Secretary-General Jessie Duarte said the party member had died after being shot while attending the meeting called to announce the party's candidate for mayor in Tshwane municipality where Pretoria is located. "The ANC is deeply disturbed by the violence which took place at the outskirts of the meeting which was held yesterday. A member of the ANC passed away and several others were injured," she told a media briefing.

Source: The Star June 20, 2016 12:33 UTC