By Zuko Komisa
The mayor of the Collins Chabane local municipality in Limpopo was shot and killed, at their home in Saselemani village.
His son was also injured.
Moses Maluleke, 56, was reportedly shot and killed on Thursday night by three armed men who broke into his house, according to the police.
The criminals demanded money and opened fire when he and his son resisted.
The mayor succumbed to his injuries on the scene, while his 18-year-old son, who was also wounded, survived.
Thembi Hadebe, the provincial commissioner for Limpopo, has been urged by national commissioner Fannie Masemola to utilize all available means to find those responsible for Maluleke’s murder, according to the police.
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Spokesperson Alicia Mathe has urged anyone with information to come forward.
“The son was transported to a nearby hospital where he is receiving further medical care. A case of murder and attempted murder has been registered. Police have since launched a manhunt for the group of suspects.” says Mathe
Maluleke was an active member of the ANC, ANC Youth League, SACP, and Cosatu in his youth.
Since 1990, he has held the position of treasurer for the ANC sub-region, currently known as the Collins Chabane sub-region, and was the chair of the ANC branch executive committee.
Maluleke was in 2016 deployed to serve and represent the ANC as a councillor in the mayoral committee at the district level.
He also held the position of ANC deputy secretary in the Vhembe region up until his passing.
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