Pursue murderers – Premier

The Premier, Chupu Mathabatha, has called upon law enforcement agencies to do everything in their power to investigate and arrest all the perpetrators in the spate of brutal killings that have been plaguing the city in recent weeks.
In the same spirit, the Premier has called on the courts to hand down harsher sentences to perpetrators.
In Polokwane alone, seven people have been murdered in the past two months.
It is against that background that the Premier told the Salga’s Provincial Members Assembly, held virtually on Tuesday, that he would like to pass on his heartfelt condolences to the families, relatives and friends of all those who have been murdered.
“Provincial Government is deeply saddened and disturbed by the growing number of reports of people being killed.
I am calling on all family members, relatives, friends, churches, NGOs, traditional leaders, community members and all peace-loving people of Limpopo, to take care of each another.”
According to Mathabatha the province has had to endure the hardship of these senseless killings. “It is our collective responsibility to look out and help each other during difficult times as we also do during the good times.
One life lost is one too many,” said Mathabatha.
He further called on those who feel overwhelmed by the problems and challenges of life to seek professional help which is readily available in public and private facilities, instead of resorting to taking the lives of innocent people.

During September and October 2020:

• Polokwane: Lizette and Hettie Deacon were brutally murdered.
Their domestic worker is suspected to be the orchestrator of the murder.
• Polokwane: Jakkie Grobler, was murdered at The Koraal Retirement Home where she had been staying for more than 15 years. No arrests have been made yet.
• Polokwane: An unidentified man was found murdered at an open field in Market Street. No arrests have been made.
• Polokwane: Two business-women from Midrand, Makoena Leshabane and Tebogo Mphuti were killed point blank in the Magna Via.
• Westenburg: Jade Stander succumbed to his injuries in hospital after pulling a knife out during an altercation and he was shot in return. The suspect is currently out on bail.
• Seshego: Joyce Monareng was murdered in Seshego. No arrests have been made.
• Lephalale: A 34-year-old female police officer has allegedly shot and killed her husband, shot and seriously injured her 17-year-old daughter, before turning the gun on herself;
• Nkowankowa: Gladwin Mboweni, killed himself and his two daughters aged 13 and 9, by setting the house they were sleeping in on fire;
• Seshego: Alucia Mohlaloga, a teenager, was allegedly killed by a police officer, who randomly fired shots into her room, accusing her mother of witchcraft;
• Polokwane: Tebogo Mphuti, and her friend Mokoena Mabusela-Leshabane, were shot and killed in a suspected hit.
Dennilton: The police is investigating a case of murder following the brutal killing of Col Seroka, Groblersdal Police Station Commander, who was shot and killed outside his house at Maganagobuswa.

Story: Umpha Manenzhe