Fatal shooting of WSU deputy vice chancellor prompts Minister Nkabane's call for action

Fatal shooting of WSU deputy vice chancellor prompts Minister Nkabane's call for action

Police rule out robbery in murder of WSU Deputy VC

Police rule out robbery in murder of WSU Deputy VC Estelle.Bronkhorst Sat, 06/21/2025 - 06:45 MTHATHA - Police are ruling out robbery as the motive for the murder of a Walter Sisulu University Deputy Vice-Chancellor.National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola was speaking during a visit to Mthatha.READ: Police chief in Mthatha following WSU shootingHe says a team has been set up to investigate the motive.The institution has been rocked by seve…

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National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says the motive for the murder of Walter Sisulu University Deputy Vice-Chancellor remains unclear. Sinethemba Mpambane was killed in a hail of bullets outside the institution’s Mthatha campus yesterday. The university’s Mthatha campus has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons. In late April, third-year student Sisonke Mbolekwa was fatally shot allegedly by the residence manager, …

Higher education minister Nobuhle Nkabane on murdered WSU employee

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, has expressed profound grief and alarm following the fatal shooting of Sinethemba Mpambane, the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Institutional Support and Development at the Walter Sisulu University. The tragic incident comes after another devastating loss at the same institution. A final-year student Sisonke Mbolekwa was killed during a protest just weeks ago. Recurring violence deepl…