Unverified claim says EFF councillors killed at foreign-owned spaza shop

An X post has claimed without evidence that two Economic Freedom Fighters councillors were shot dead in Tswelopele, Tembisa, after they allegedly tried to rob a local spaza shop owned by foreign nationals who are in the country illegally, sharing a graphic photo of two bodies lying in the street and warning people not to vote for the EFF at their own peril. The claim is entirely alleged and unproven, with no confirmation from police, the party, or any credible source.

What the post does not settle is whether the two men were actually EFF councillors or whether they were killed in the circumstances described, since the post provides no confirmation from police, the party or any credible source. The post also does not say when the shooting took place or whether a case has been opened. Those details matter because they would establish whether the account has any basis. Without them, the claim rests on the graphic photograph and the poster’s assertion, and it is most likely untrue.

Others pushed back against the claim, with one commenter suggesting the men were actually killed by a fellow South African rather than the shop owners. Most comments backed the anti-immigrant and anti-EFF angle, with users blaming foreign shop owners and attacking the party, while a few said the post should not be shared without evidence. The post leans heavily on anti-immigrant and anti-EFF sentiment ahead of an election.

The available information does not resolve who the two men were or what happened in Tswelopele, since no confirmation from police, the party or any credible source has been provided. The post uses a real-looking image of bodies to lend weight to an unverified and inflammatory narrative that ties a criminal allegation to a political warning ahead of an election. The public is waiting for an official statement, because the claim remains entirely alleged and unproven.

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