Mbhalati worked as the department’s deputy chief education expert in Johannesburg’s south.
On Thursday afternoon, he was presumably followed home from work by unknown suspects, who fired multiple bullets at him as he sat in his car.
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Mbhalati served the department with honour and respect, according to Matome Chiloane, MEC for Education in Gauteng.
“On behalf of the department, we wish to extend our sincerest condolences to his family and loved ones.
“In the same breath, we condemn this level of lawlessness and call for the speedy apprehension of these brazen criminals.”