Kebby Maphatosoe Funeral: SA Unimpressed as Elderly Lady Gets Shot by Stray Bullet

• An elderly woman was shot in the leg with a stray bullet that was allegedly fired during Kebby Maphatsoe's funeral
• Margaret Holloway is 76 years old and lives in the Eeufees Oord old age home in Westdene, Johannesburg
• It is currently unclear what the calibre of the bullet was but it is understood that the gun was an AK-47

JOHANNESBURG - A 76-year-old woman was wounded by a stray bullet that was allegedly fired during Kebby Maphatsoe's funeral over the past weekend. Margaret Holloway had been sitting outside her old age home in Johannesburg when the incident occurred.

Reports say that residents of the Eeufees Oord home are now in fear and petrified to even sit outside the home. The bullet allegedly came from an AK-47 and hit Holloway in the leg. Police have yet to find out what calibre the firearm used.

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It has been alleged that during the disbanded MKMVA's president's funeral at West Park Cemetary, mourners fired live ammunition into the air as a tribute to Maphatsoe.

Speaking to TimesLIVE, Holloway's son stated that he was perturbed by the horrid incident and that his mother received ill treatment at the Helen Joseph Hospital. Her son stated that she's in a wheelchair and the bullet is still in her leg.

Many South Africans took to TimesLIVE's Twitter to share their thoughts:

@BraBobM wrote:

"Eish, they will never find the culprit, especially if it's an AK-47."

@JaxB125 said:

"TimesLIVE when will Bheki Cele and @SAPoliceService do something about the unlawful act of firing weapons at funerals?"

SAPS are reportedly investigating the number of mourners who had been in attendance and whether or not they exceeded the number that is allowed during the current lockdown restrictions, according to EWN.

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Citizens and politicians in SA send condolences for Kebby Maphatsoe

Previously, Briefly News reported that members of the public and politicians have shared their messages of condolence to the family and friends of MKMVA's former leader Kebby Maphatsoe. Carl Niehaus, former spokesperson for the MKMVA, confirmed that Maphatsoe passed away on Tuesday, 31 August.

Presiding officers in Parliament have also shared their emotions about Maphatsoe's death. From 2014 to 2019, Maphatsoe served as the MMVA's deputy minister and was a member of the Sports, Arts and Culture Portfolio Committee.

IOL reported that Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula stated that Maphatsoe had spent his time and effort fighting for the people's liberation in South Africa. She went on to say that Parliament sent their condolences.

Source: Briefly News