POLICE Minister Bheki Cele has promised the people of Mkhondo that he will deal with the rise in what seems to be cases of political killings in Mpumalanga.
Two men have been arrested after they were found in possession of firearms and ammunition believed to have been used in the shooting of Mpumalanga councillor Sbonelo Mthembu and two other people.
Former Mkhondo Local Municipality (Piet Retief) mayor Vusi Motha (41) has been charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm. The police had since taken it for ballistic tests to ascertain if it was not the weapon that was used to assassinate ANC councillor Sbonelo Mthembu (36).
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