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1/5 According to police, Charlene Mathews, widow of assassinated Mpumalanga crime boss Chief Clyde Mnisi was murdered shortly after 1am this morning by gunmen who invaded their Mkhuhlu home. She was shot twice in the head. Two other people were wounded. No arrests. 
2/5 Her murder came just days after she buried her husband. Chief Clyde Mnisi was killed in a hit on 26 March by four gunmen armed with assault rifles after the car he was travelling in had a flat tyre on the Mpumalanga-Kruger Airport road. news24.com/news24/southaf…
3/5 Clyde Mnisi’s funeral was attended by controversial ANC Mpumalanga treasurer and MEC Mandla Msibi, together with Lameck Mokoena, President of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa):
4/5 Chief Clyde Mnisi was linked to cash-in-transit heists, loan-sharing and rhino poaching. For more on his life and crimes, read my recent report for @ENACT_Africa examining criminal ecosystems in the greater Kruger region: enactafrica.org/research/resea…
5/5 See also: timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/o…
Police have now issued a formal statement confirming the murder of assassinated crime boss Clyde Mnisi’s widow. Two others were wounded. A case of murder and two counts of attempted murder are being investigated by the police at Mpumalanga’s Calcutta Police Station.
*PPS I meant loan-sharking, not loan-sharing.
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