Glebelands hit in Umbilo this morning

By Vanessa Burger

Pina Temba of Glebelands Hostel was killed in hit at Chester Meats behind China Mall in Umbilo at around 5am this morning. He was on his way to work and was shot in the head in a similar manner to that used on Sipho Ndovela who was gunned down at the entrance to Umlazi Court on Mon 18 May.

Pina’s name was reportedly on the hit list and he’d recently received telephonic death threats from a cell number he’d reported to the police and others. No arrests yet. It is understood the SAPS Provincial Task Team now assigned to the Glebelands killings will handle the case once a docket has been opened at Umbilo SAPS.

Pina was a good man. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

Pina was the 30th person slaughtered by the hostel killers.

For more on Glebelands, see today’s Mail and Guardian here and here.