Staff Reporter.
SA Police Services (SAPS) are on the hunt for suspects after Eldorado Park activist Ayob Mungalee was gunned down near his home on Sunday.
The incident happened at around 8pm.
Gauteng police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo said a case of murder has been opened.
“Police are appealing to anyone who might have information that can help in the investigation or assist in the apprehension of the suspects to please call the nearest police station or Crime Stop, said Masondo.”
Mungalee, 60, the former Gauteng head of the outlawed People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) group, recently mobilised residents to perform raids on the B Section flats.
Residents fed up with the violence in Eldorado Park raided the flats on Wednesday. The flats are located in one of the poorest parts of the township, which is notorious for gang violence and being a haven for drug peddlers.
Since 1 December, 11 people have been killed and two have been injured – all within walking distance of the flats. Murders in the area became rife after two gang bosses were killed 2022. Since then, rival gangs have been fighting for control of the area and the drug trade.
Last year, rumours of a hit list went as far as the City of Johannesburg. Council members then went to Eldorado Park in October after residents asked for the army to be deployed to end the killings.
At the time, more than 20 people had been killed, and many of them were on the hit list. The rest were bystanders.