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Limpopo police are investigating the motive behind the murder of an attorney, Schalk Pienaar, who was shot dead at his home on Monday.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said Pienaar, 69, was at home in Mokopane, with his wife, when an unknown armed man opened fire. A preliminary police investigation indicated that Pienaar collapsed after the first few shots.
Netwerk24 reported that several residents said Pienaar was apparently involved in an investigation into alleged fraud and corruption at the local municipality. There had been several recent arrests of high-ranking municipal officials and businesspeople.
He had been a lawyer for almost 40 years – and had been an MP for the former Conservative Party. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son.
No arrests have yet been made.
South Africa: Lawyer and former MP Schalk Pienaar shot dead at his home
