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EWN reports that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) councillor Moshe Mphahlele was killed during a service delivery protest in Alexandra on Sunday. Apparently, he was shot while police were dispersing a crowd of people protesting over the occupation of flats in Bramley.
The City advised that the circumstances surrounding Mphahlele's death, allegedly involving members of the Joburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), were currently under investigation. The City’s Vusi Gumbi said: "While details around Councillor Mphahlele's passing remain sketchy at this stage, it is believed that it allegedly involved JMPD officers. The speaker of council urges law enforcement officers to do their job thoroughly and to be allowed the space and time to do a proper investigation so that everything can be brought to light." Meanwhile, the red berets said they will not rest until those responsible for killing Mphahlele were found. The EFF's Gauteng spokesperson Dumisani Baleni said Mphahlele lost his life while trying to mediate talks between the protestors and government officials. He stated: "During this peaceful engagement, Fighter Mphahlele was fatally shot with live ammunition by reckless and irresponsible security agencies. It is important to highlight that the security agencies had no justification for using live ammunition, as the situation was calm and non-violent. Even more alarming is that this reckless shooting occurred in the presence of state security agencies who are supposed to know best how to handle such matters and resolve them peacefully."
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lauren Isaacs & Thabiso Goba at EWN
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