Police are searching for two people who killed the 40-year-old politician around 19:30 on Tuesday.
Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said preliminary reports indicate that the deceased was with another person in a vehicle. “The vehicle was parked in Carbon Street, Lindhaven when two suspects allegedly approached the vehicle and opened fire, fatally wounding the deceased, while his companion managed to escape uninjured,” she said. It is also reported that the suspects made off in a Ford Fiesta, dark in colour, with an unknown registration.
The family is currently in discussion with the police to ascertain the circumstances of his death. They are yet to identify Radebe’s body.
08:15 Mr Sibusiso Radebe was shot dead in what has been reported as a robbery. He was shot on the head and leg after the suspect allegedly demanded his phone, a family member, Lungile Dube told this newspaper this morning.
At the time of going to press, the family were on their way to identify his body at the mortuary.