A Limpopo municipal manager was attacked and robbed of undisclosed amount of money allegedly belonging to the ANC in Limpopo.
Republic Monakedi, the municipal manager of the Mopani district, is currently in hospital recovering following the attack on Sunday evening at his Polokwane private office.
Sources close to Monakedi allege that a stash of money amounting to R5m in cash was stolen during the incident. Police, however have chosen not to comment on the matter.
Monakedi was believed to be in the company of a friend when five armed men allegedly entered the office situated on Jorrisen Street at around 10pm and demanded money.
According to the source, the money was collected from service providers in the province and was destined to be used in Durban during the ANC’s January 8 statement event. There are no details on how the money was to be spent.
Police said the two robbers searched Monakedi and his friend and took their cellphones, wallets and car keys.
Col Moatshe Ngoepe said yesterday the robbers assaulted the two before fleeing with an unknown amount of money.
“Monakedi sustained severe injuries and he is still recuperating in hospital, while his friend was unharmed,” Ngoepe said.
Towards the end of the day, no arrests had been made in connection with the attack.
