Picture: Slain social activist, Mokoena Letsie/Facebook
By STAFF REPORTER
1 June 2026 – The North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng will today pay a homage to the bereaved families of people who were shot dead in Potchefstroom and Orkney. This comes after four people including a girl (15) were shot dead on Saturday evening at a local tavern in Kanana Township, near Orkney.
The North West Community Safety and Transport Management spokesperson, Charles Matlou said random shooting took place in the street near the tavern and some of the victims were passers-by. Matlou said the preliminary investigations revealed that three unidentified suspects, armed with high calibre rifles and wearing face coverings, were responsible for the attack.
“Three of the deceased have been identified as Lesotho nationals aged between 30 and 36, and two of the injured, aged 30 and 45, have also been identified as Lesotho nationals.
“Morweng will before then visit the family of community activist Mokoena Letsie in Ikageng Township, near Potchefstroom. According to the reports, Mokoena was shot multiple times in what is suspected to be a hit. He was linked to the South African Council of Churches and also the founder of a movement called Potch4Palestine,” he said.
Matlou further said the visit will begin at Letsie family at around 12pm, and thereafter, Morweng will visit bereaved families in Kanana at around 3pm.
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