Sedibeng municipal manager Stanley Khanyile gunned down in Alberton
Sedibeng municipal manager and former Eastern Cape social development HOD Stanley Khanyile has been shot dead.
Khanyile was shot multiple times inside his vehicle on Saturday in Alberton.
He was shot six times and succumbed to his wounds, EWN reported.
Gauteng police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said: “Gauteng police have launched a search for unknown suspect(s) following the fatal shooting of a 52-year-old man whose identity police cannot disclose or confirm at this stage.”
“According to information from the scene, at around midday on Saturday, the deceased was in a vehicle parked at a shopping centre on the corner of Hennie Alberts Road and Michelle Avenue in Meyersdal, Alberton, when a suspect fired multiple shots at him.”
Suspect fled
After having shot Khanyile, the suspect was reported to have jumped into a nearby gold Toyota Cressida and fled the scene.
Peters said the motive for the shooting is unclear at this stage.
Corruption charges
In August, Khanyile, Durban businessman Poovandaren Chetty and former chief director of the Eastern Cape social development department, advocate Vuyokazi Sangoni, appeared in the King William’s Town Magistrate’s Court where they faced charges of fraud, theft and money laundering to the tune of R29 million.
It was alleged that the accused siphoned the R29 million from a R42 million budget earmarked for the construction of a resources development centre during the 2015-2016 financial year, and a sum of R14.466 million was then paid to Chetty’s company shortly afterwards.
Kanyile was reportedly out on R50 000 bail.
The three were expected to appear in court again on 16 October.
Police appealed to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or have information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect(s) to contact their nearest police station or to call the SAPS Crime Stop number.
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