Ayanda Ngidi was murdered by local ANC party thugs in Durban on 8 March 2022. His killers made no attempt to hide their identities, seemingly certain of impunity. Ngidi was a key leader in the eKhenana Commune, which is a project and branch of Abahlali baseMjondolo, which has now lost twenty of its militants to assassination and state murder since 2013.
Below are the two statements issued by the movement on 8 March 2022. The second provides some detail with regard to the assassination.