Cape Town – Johannesburg’s MMC for Human Settlements, Mlungisi Mabaso, has urged the South African Police Service (SAPS) to quickly investigate the shooting death of EFF regional Deputy Secretary and ward councillor Moshe Mphahlele.
Mphahlele was fatally shot during a police and private security operation to evict people from COVID-19 shelter containers in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township on Sunday.
An EFF regional leader has been shot dead in JHB. He was a councillor also.
He was shot dead during a service delivery protest in Alex.#CrimeWatch pic.twitter.com/kdotrF4QGm
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) August 5, 2024
He was the EFF’s deputy secretary in Johannesburg and a city councillor.
According to SABC, Mabaso highlighted confusion over whether the shots were fired by police, security, or the crowd and called for a swift resolution to clarify the circumstances and provide closure for Mphahlele’s family.
“It seems like no one knows what happened. We were informed that the shots came from the crowd but the crowd says it came from the police or the security and that’s where the confusion is.
“Hence, we requested that they expedite and prioritise this case so that we are able to understand who actually fired the shots. We are hoping police will do justice in this investigation so that the family is able to find closure,” the report quoted Mabaso as saying.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
