COPS are on the hunt for the killers of a well-known community leader and EFF councillor in Ga-Botha Village in Matlelerekeng outside Sekhukhune on Thursday night, 25 May.
The 46-year-old Jonas Lebitsi Mpye was shot and killed at his home and his body was discovered the following day at about 7am.
Limpopo police spokesman Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said: "A high level task team of investigators comprising of the provincial tracking team and murder and robbery unit together with the Sekhukhune district detectives was established to track down and apprehend suspects responsible for the murder of a well-known community leader who was gunned down at his home in Ga-Botha Village in Matlelerekeng policing precinct outside Sekhukhune on Thursday night 25 May 2023."
Ledwaba said police were alerted about the incident by community members and upon arrival, they found Mpye lying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound to his neck.
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"According to reports, a gunshot was heard on Thursday night at about 9pm but nobody saw what happened. Subsequent to the police's extensive investigations, the deceased's Ford ranger bakkie was later recovered hidden in the bushes in the nearby village," he said.
Following this incident, the SAPS management in Limpopo, represented by deputy provincial commissioner responsible for crime detection Major General Samuel Manala and district commissioner Major General Lehabe-Metsi, visited the crime scene.
"The deceased was a community leader and a member of the local municipality as a PR councillor," said Ledwaba.
He said a case of murder and robbery has been registered.
Limpopo Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe described the incident as senseless.
"We call upon the community to come forward with information that can assist police to arrest the killers," said Hadebe.
Anyone who know or may have witnessed what happened is encouraged to urgently call Lieutenant Colonel Richard Boshomane on 079 894 5501 or Warrant Officer Phaladi Makola on 082 876 6429 or CrimeStop on 08600 10111 or the nearest police station.
