{"id":56586,"date":"2026-04-19T15:38:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=56586"},"modified":"2026-04-19T15:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:38:30","slug":"2026-04-19-e-cape-anti-crime-activist-found-shot-dead-behind-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/19\/2026-04-19-e-cape-anti-crime-activist-found-shot-dead-behind-car\/","title":{"rendered":"E Cape anti-crime activist found shot dead behind car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Anti-drug and crime activist Eric Dili was found dead behind a vehicle he was driving on Saturday evening after he was fatally shot in Tana Square, Ekuphumleni, in Kenton-on-Sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to police, Dili who was also a community radio presenter at Ndlambe FM, had briefly left his home to collect items for a family traditional ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police have launched a murder investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy said police officers were called to a shooting incident on Saturday at 9pm in Tana Square, Ekuphumleni. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cUpon arrival, they found the body of Dili lying behind the vehicle he had been driving,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cHe was allegedly confronted and shot by three unknown [men] in the upper body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">McCarthy said the shooters then approached a nearby parked Toyota Fortuner, forcefully removed its occupants, and fled t in the vehicle. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe hijacked SUV was later recovered abandoned just outside Kenton-on-Sea,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police have urged anyone with information related to the murder to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Dili, who chaired the Kenton Crime Forum, was widely known in local communities for his work steering young people away from drugs and crime. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A rehabilitated former prisoner, he dedicated his life to motivational speaking and co-ordinating youth-focused initiatives across the Ndlambe Local Municipality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He served 22 years of a reduced sentence (initially 116 years, reduced to 53) for crimes including armed robbery and murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">After his release, he became a community activist focusing on fighting gender-based violence (GBV) and substance abuse, using platforms like radio and the Eric Dili Community Development forum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><b>Daily Dispatch<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"c-divider\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Cape #anticrime #activist #shot #dead 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