Gauteng Education Official Responsible for Labour Disputes Mercilessly Gunned Down After Being Followed Home

• A Gauteng education official was tragically gunned down in the driveway of his Soweto home
• Siza Mbhalati was a deputy chief education specialist who handled labour disputes in the Johannesburg South district
• Unknown gunmen allegedly followed Mbahalati home on Thursday, 10 August and opened fire on his vehicle, shooing him eight times

JOHANNESBURG - A senior Gauteng education official was killed in a hail of bullets after unknown gunmen followed him home from work on Thursday, 10 August.

In a media statement seen by Briefly News, the Gauteng Department of Education announced Siza Mbhalati's passing, adding that the tragic and gruesome murder deeply saddened Education MEC Matome Chiloane.

Gauteng education official fatally shot outside Soweto home

Mbhalati was a deputy chief education specialist who was responsible for handling labour disputes in Johannesburg South.

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Unknown gunmen followed Mbhalati home to his Protea Glen home in Soweto on Thursday afternoon. The assailants opened fire, shooting the education official eight times while he was still in his car in the driveway.

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MEC condemned the tragic shooting and called for justice for the slain education official, TimesLIVE reported.

Chilone said:

"On behalf of the department, we wish to extend our sincerest condolences to his family and loved ones. In the same breath, we condemn this level of lawlessness and call for the speedy apprehension of these brazen criminals.”

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According to a statement released by the Hawks, Lieutenant Colonel PN Mathipa, attached to the Hawks Serious Crime Investigation, was driving to collect information related to the kidnapping of suspected Isis leader Abdella Abadiga in 2022. Mathipa was the lead investigator on the matter.

The Hawks Investigator was driving on the N1 towards Hammanskraal on Sunday night, 6 August when a car pulled up beside his and opened fire. Mathipa lost control of the vehicle, resulting in a crash.

Source: Briefly News