News24 reports that a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) whistle-blower and union leader who was shot multiple times after opening a fraud case against a senior local government official has written to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and law enforcement, begging prosecutors to act on information he passed onto them about the alleged mastermind behind his shooting.

Sandile Mtshali survived an attack on 26 May. He was shot three times in front of his 8-year-old daughter, who was opening the gate for him at their Vryheid home. KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda confirmed the arrest of two suspects last week. The pair will make their second court appearance on Wednesday. In a letter Mtshali wrote to the Hawks and the NPA from his hospital bed shortly after the attack, he named the alleged mastermind behind his shooting as the high-ranking municipal official against whom he had opened a fraud case. Mtshali was shot right after opening the fraud case relating to the manager's qualifications. Mtshali, who is employed in the IFP-led Abaqulusi Local Municipality’s electricity department, is now in witness protection. In his letter to an NPA prosecutor, Mtshali asked the NPA to ensure the official was arrested as he "might hire another hitman to kill me when I'm discharged from hospital". He said the lives of other witnesses could also be in danger. Mtshali then forwarded a similar letter to the Hawks.

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