source: Front Line Defenders
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (South Africa)
actor2: Civilians (South Africa)
location: Thohoyandou
notes: On 30 January 2019, a SAMWU Limpopo deputy provincial secretary was fatally shot by unknown persons in Thohoyandou (Vhembe, Limpopo). SAMWU was calling for removal of mayors who illegally invested money with the now-liquidated VBS Mutual Bank.