Police said said 54-year-old Poppy Morapedi was killed while walking home with a relative. (Poppy Morapedi/Facebook)
An ANC ward councillor was gunned down in Photsaneng village, outside Rustenburg, on Friday night.
North West police spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said 54-year-old Poppy Morapedi had been shot while walking home with a relative.
The two had been returning from the local shop when they were approached by a gunman who fired two shots at them, Mokgwabone said.
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