Nelspruit - Mpumalanga Local Government and Housing MEC, Candith Mashego- Dlamini has sent condolences on behalf of the provincial government to the family of the late Cllr Jimmy Mohlala.
Mr Mohlala, 44, who was the speaker of the Mbombela Local Municipality in Nelspruit, was gunned down at his house in KaNyamazane on Sunday night, while his 19-year-old son was shot and wounded.
According to the police, three suspects attacked Mr Mohlala and his son, who had been sitting outside Mr Mohlala's double-story house and fled on foot, empty-handed.
They first shot his son in his left ankle before shooting Mr Mohlala in the shoulder. Mr Mohlala managed to flee into his garage before dying. His son is recovering in hospital.
MEC Mashego- Dlamini has applauded Cllr Mohlala on the sterling work that he has done for the Mbombela municipality and the province as a whole.
"He was one of the longest serving councillors in the province, who has been there since the pre interim stages of local government transition from the segregated black and white local authorities to the present non-racial and democratic dispensation.
"He was instrumental in the formation of the current Mbombela Municipality. He contributed to the resolution of Mbombela's problems during the section 130 intervention by the provincial government. His untimely death is a huge loss to the province and the country," said MEC Mashego-Dlamini.
The MEC has further called upon the law enforcement agencies to move with speed in apprehending the culprits behind this merciless and senseless killing.
"We call upon members of the public who might have any information that will lead to the arrest of these criminals to inform the police so that we can make sure that they are arrested," she added.
