“We are going there but we don't know if we will come back alive because there are always gun shots fired. You heard for yourselves. The person who was firing shots came near the car [I was in] and looked at me. I looked back [at the person] because I did not know what was happening.
"[The person] closed the door and took three steps and then pointed the gun upwards and fired shots in the air. I was grateful and I said to myself maybe when the person looked at me I changed [and became something else and that is why the person did not shoot me]. I don't know but what we are saying is that we cannot go on and there is no peace in our communities.”
Provincial police spokesperson Col Donald Mdlhuli said: “According to the report, a Mercedes-Benz occupied by two people with registration number plates XTN559GP was seen moving from one fuel pump to another without refilling. Meanwhile, Manyathi reportedly bought something from the kiosk. “Police at Piet Retief as well as the paramedics were notified about the said incident. Manyathi was unfortunately certified dead at the scene. A murder case is being investigated.
Provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Semakaleng Manamela has assembled a team of experts in the field of investigation to probe the case.Manyathi, a PR councillor was elected the region's deputy chairperson in July.“It is with great sadness and shock to learn of the brutal killing of the Gert Sibande regional deputy chairperson Cde Muzi Manyathi. The Mpumalanga ANC is calling for the swiftnarrest of the perpetrators of this heinous crime,” said ANC provincial secretary Muzi Chirwa.
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