Moments before police fired a volley of lethal shots at Mlondi Zithumane Gasela, a prominent KwaZulu-Natal taxi boss and businessperson, he had allegedly pleaded not to be killed in front of his minor children.
Gasela was shot dead during a police raid at his home in Uvongo near Port Shepstone on KZNs south coast, in the early hours of Monday.
Speaking to Sowetan, his brother Banele said the taxi boss had said: What have I done? Lets talk. Please dont kill me in front of my kids.
