source: Daily Sun (South Africa); Pretoria News; Times (South Africa); EWN; George Herald (South Africa)
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (South Africa)
actor2: Civilians (South Africa)
location: Plessislaer
notes: On 17 October 2021, an EFF Ward councilor was shot and killed by unidentified armed individuals at a voting station in the Herwood area of Plessislaer (Umgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal). Two EFF members were killed within a week; local government elections are scheduled for 1 November.