Ekurhuleni’s head of Corporate and Forensic Audit, Mpho Mafole, was shot and killed on 30 June while driving on the R23 highway in Kempton Park, Gauteng. Unknown assailants opened fire on his vehicle, fatally wounding the 44-year-old senior auditor. Mafole was leading an investigation into an unexplained R2 billion shortfall in the metro’s finances. City officials, including finance MMC Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, have indicated that the missing funds are being treated as a possible motive for the assassination. No arrests have been announced, and the police inquiry has yet to identify suspects. A funeral service was held on 6 July in Kempton Park, with colleagues and municipal leaders calling for greater protection of whistle-blowers and rapid progress in the murder investigation. The killing adds to concerns about the safety of officials probing corruption in South Africa’s municipalities.
[WATCH] City of Ekurhuleni’s head of the Corporate and Forensic Audit department, Mpho Mafole's funeral service underway in Kempton Park. Mafole was murdered on Monday by unknown shooters. #Newzroom405 https://t.co/Kg4ipSEYrd
Ekurhuleni’s chief forensic auditor, Mpho Mafole, was assassinated this week. Chris Barron asked police portfolio committee chair Ian Cameron ... https://t.co/o1A86RDmqg https://t.co/OdHyXzO1bK
Mpho Mafole (44), former auditor at Ekurhuleni Municipality, is being laid to rest today. He was fatally shot on Monday while driving on the R23 Highway in Kempton Park. At the time of his death Mafole was investigating a ‘mysterious’ R2-billion shortfall in the metro. TCG https://t.co/lBkfbCk7XU