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News24 reports that a staff member of Walter Sisulu University (WSU) was shot dead at the Mthatha campus on Thursday evening.
Eastern Cape police said the employee was discovered inside a stationary vehicle, near the Nkululekweni entrance gate adjacent to the N2 highway, just before 18:00. “Preliminary forensic analysis confirms the victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds while seated in the driver’s [seat]. The motive remains unknown,” said Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana. The identity of the deceased will be formally released once next-of-kin notification is complete, however according to a SABC News report, he was a senior WSU official. Acting provincial police commissioner Major General Thandiswa Kupiso said they had mobilised maximum resources to pursue all leads in the staff member’s murder. This was the second reported shooting at the campus in recent months. On 15 April, Bachelor of Education student Sisonke Mbolekwa was shot dead, allegedly by the university’s residence manager, Manelisi Mampane. Mampane, who was arrested on charges including murder and attempted murder, is currently out on R10,000 bail
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jenna Verster at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
- Read too, Eastern Cape police investigate fatal shooting of senior WSU official, at SABC News
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