Chief Clyde Mnisi at his inauguration in October 2022.
A few days after Charlene Felicity Mathews, 30, buried her murdered husband, Chief Clyde Mnisi, she too was killed.
Mpumalanga police are working around the clock to arrest those behind the murders.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said they had assembled a team of experienced investigators to catch the killers.
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