The high level of political contestation in municipalities is often driven by something beyond the ambition to occupy a political office. Occupying a political office is rather seen as a gateway to accessing the financial resources which are at the municipality’s disposal. The report also says 56% (105) of these incidents occurred during municipal elections, while national and provincial elections account for 44% (81). In July 2017, former ANC Youth League secretary-general and councillor at uMzimkhulu local municipality Sindiso Magaqa was assassinated because of his anticorruption stance in relation to the misuse of municipal funds. Solving political killings in municipalities requires a multiperspective approach that will focus on dealing with systemic issues in the financial ecosystem of municipalities, as well as intragovernmental relations between politicians and administrators.