Police offer reward for IFP MP murder suspect
JOHANNESBURG - Police have offered a R60,000 reward for information on the last suspect connected to the murder of IFP Deputy Chief Whip Khethamabala Sithole.
Sithole was gunned down during a meeting at a hostel in Katlehong.
The two suspects arrested in connection with his murder and the attempted murder of two others appeared in court on Thursday.
The case was postponed to 29 July for further investigation.
The IFP has described Sithole's death as an assassination.
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