SAPS pays final respects to slain detective
According to the Ivory Park SAPS communications officer, Warrant Officer Neldah Sekgobela, Det Const Manyuwa was following up on a hijacking with a colleague during the early hours of Saturday morning.
Members of the Ivory Park SAPS, led by the station commander, paid their last respects to Ivory Park SAPS Detective Constable Tshifhiwa Evans Manyuwa who was shot and killed on April 2
The station commander, Brigadier Frank Mthombeni, was joined by the Benoni Drill Squad at Det Const Manyuwa’s funeral, which was held on Saturday, April 9.
He was laid to rest at his home village of Tshidongololwe in Venda, Limpopo.
He was shot and killed while on duty at Ebony Park.
According to the Ivory Park SAPS communications officer, Warrant Officer Neldah Sekgobela, Det Const Manyuwa was following up on a hijacking with a colleague during the early hours of Saturday morning. They noticed a group of people who were blocking the road.
“They allegedly stopped their vehicle in order to request a way through. That was when the two were attacked and Det Const Manyuwa was shot. He was certified dead by the paramedics at the scene. His memorial service was held on Thursday at the Ivory Park North Hall, next to the Ivory Park Police Station,” said W/O Sekgobela.
W/O Sekgobela said the member was known as someone who was dedicated to his work.
He is survived by his wife and son (4), parents, three brothers and one sister.
