Have you seen this man? SAPS offers R60,000 for 'very dangerous' suspect in IFP MP's assassination
Zamani Ngila Ximba is still at large and is wanted for the murder of an IFP MP and may be hiding in Gauteng or beyond.
Gauteng police have offered a R60,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a 'very dangerous' man wanted in connection with the murder of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) MP Khethamabala Sithole.
Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo confirmed the reward and identified the suspect as Zamani Ngila Ximba.
'The police in Gauteng have issued a reward of R60,000 to anyone who can come forward with information that will lead to the arrest and successful conviction of Zamani Ngila Ximba, who is wanted for the murder of Inkatha Freedom Party Deputy Chief Whip Mr. Khethamabala Sithole,' Masondo said.
Masondo described the suspect as tall, dark in complexion, and considered armed and 'very dangerous.'
IOL News previously reported that two other suspects have already been arrested in connection with the killing, police national spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said.
The pair is expected to appear before the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on Thursday on a charge of murder.
Sithole was gunned down in a hail of bullets on May 31 at the Buyafuthi Hostel in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni.
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