Police have launched a high-level manhunt after Mahikeng crime activist and traditional healer Thato Molosankwe was shot dead at his home in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The killing has sent shockwaves through Mahikeng, where Molosankwe had become widely known for his anti-crime activism, community mobilisation campaigns and vocal stance against corruption and gender-based violence.
Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has now ordered maximum resources to be deployed to track down those behind the murder.
“The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has directed the North West Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Ryno Naidoo, to ensure maximum resources are deployed to hunt down the killers of vocal Mahikeng-born crime activist and traditional healer, Mr Thato Molosankwe,” SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said.
According to Mathe, Molosankwe was attacked at his home in Lomanyaneng village and sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
