Luxolo Namette (44), a UDM councillor and former deputy mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, was shot dead in Motherwell on Saturday afternoon. According to police, Namette was at a local hair salon when he received a telephone call. He stepped outside to answer the call, where an unknown attacker shot him twice in the head. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana, police spokesperson in the Eastern Cape, said the shooting incident took place at approximately 15:44 in Umnulu Street, NU9. Police were on patrol in the area and were called to a murder complaint. Cartridge cases, earphones and two cellphones were found at the scene. The suspect has not been identified, no arrests have been made and the motive for the murder is unknown. The Motherwell police are investigating the matter.
Andrew Whitfield, DA leader in the Eastern Cape, expressed the party's condolences to Namette's family, friends, colleagues and the UDM. He called on police to pursue the investigation thoroughly and ensure that those responsible for the murder are brought before the courts.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
