Police are investigating the murder of activist lawyer Ayanda Gladile who was shot on Sunday close to his home in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
The 34-year-old advocate, involved in establishing the EFF in the Western Cape and prominent for representing those implicated in “#FeesMustFall” cases, was shot in the neck.
Provincial police spokesperson Lt-Col Malcolm Pojie said there had been no arrests. “Harare detectives are probing a murder case following the death of a 34-year-old man in Makhaza,” said Pojie.
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Cllr Dambuza will be speaking about the life of the late Adv Ayanda Gladile who was brutally killed this past Sunday. Adv Gladile was one of the founding members of the EFF. pic.twitter.com/0qIaNEAHzm
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“Preliminary investigation reveals that members attended to a shooting incident in Golide Street in Makhaza … at about 4.50pm. On arrival at the scene, the members found the man had already succumbed to a gunshot wound to his neck.”
Pojie added: “Police and forensic experts combed the scene for clues.”
Today Law fraternity will visit the home of comrade Advocate Ayanda Gladile to comfort the fam #RegisterToVoteEFF pic.twitter.com/u9i3Ncs1t9
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The Black Lawyers Association (BLA) condemned the killing.
“We are concerned that this phenomenon of the killing of black lawyers in their own communities is undesirably getting too common,” the BLA said.
