Tshepo’s intersection. It seemed certain that the story about the young
businessman’s gruesome end would soon fade into oblivion.
A certain Elias Sekgobelo Magashule, for one, would have been
relieved about the fact that Mpambani’s demise did not draw too much
attention. The man popularly known as ‘Ace’ intended to be elected to
one of the most powerful political positions in South Africa at the
ruling party’s elective conference in December of that year. Any
investigation into his murky dealings with the slain tender mogul
would have posed a serious threat to his political ambitions.
- Not his real name.