DA defector replaces PA's Kunene

Party's deputy president resigned as a councillor over his apparent link to a murder suspect

- Mandisa Nyathi

Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has appointed former Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Liam Jacobs as a councillor in the City of Johannesburg, replacing suspended PA deputy president Kenny Kunene.

McKenzie made the announcement earlier this week, saying he would formally notify mayor Dada Morero of Jacobs' deployment.

Kunene resigned as a councillor and member of the mayoral committee for transport recently after it emerged he had been at the residence of murder suspect Katiso “KT” Molefe on the day of his arrest.

Molefe has been accused of being the mastermind behind the murder of musician Oupa John “DJ Sumbody” Sefoka in November 2022.

Molefe is also central to allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi implicating suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and senior police officers in the infiltration and control of the criminal justice system by organised crime syndicates.

Kunene confirmed he was at Molefe’s home on the day of the arrest, but claimed he was only there to facilitate an interview with Molefe for a journalist from his online publication, Africa Global News.