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Gunman who disrupted ActionSA branch launch appears in court
Party members scurried for cover as one of the gunmen, who arrived in a Toyota Quantum, fired shots inside the venue. Some party members managed to disarm the gunman. Mncwango confirmed the incident and said the men stormed the meeting venue and started shooting.
'We managed to disarm the suspects and took them to Sydenham police station,' he said.
Mncwango said the branch launch had to be cancelled because members were terrified. He said they want the suspects to reveal who sent them. Mncwango has many enemies in the province due to his stance against corruption in the provincial government and eThekwini municipality.
Hadebe, who chose to represent himself during proceedings, failed in his bid to have presiding magistrate Ntokozo Myeni refuse an application for the media to photograph him.
Senior prosecutor Seema Reddy had not objected to the application as there was no identity parade because Hadebe was arrested on the scene.
Court proceedings got off to a bad start as Hadebe infuriated Myeni because of his inaudible responses to the court.
Hadebe later requested the court to grant him bail, saying he transported children to school and had strong emotional ties with his children.
Reddy said the state was opposed to bail and called for the matter to be postponed to Tuesday. She said information had also surfaced that Hadebe had previous convictions dating back to 2015.
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