Colleagues and friends of a Limpopo mayor who was gunned down last week hope the arrest of three suspects linked to his murder will reveal the motive behind the killing.
She said Maluleke’s death has brought devastation to the community as he had managed to change things for the better at the municipality. She said since his tenure, the municipality had been getting qualified audits while there were notable improvements in service delivery.
On the day that Maluleke was killed, Mabasa had been attending PEC meetings. Mabasa received a disturbing phone call from a neighbour while he was at a second meeting which started around 6.30pm telling him that Maluleke had been shot. Mabasa said although the motive is unknown he suspects that Maluleke could have been targeted because he stood in the way of those who want to benefit from corruption.
Maluleke’s younger brother Etkin Maluleke said they were puzzled as to why someone would want to kill him. He said after the incident they noticed that nothing valuable was taken from the house which ruled out the possibility of robbery.