Stolen shoes and ambulance shortage: We round up the facts about Mandla Hlatshwayo's death

19 May 2017 - 10:49 By TshisaLIVE
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Mandla Hlatshwayo
Mandla Hlatshwayo
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Friends, family and fans gathered in Soweto on Thursday night to bid farewell to former Generations actor Mandla Hlatshwayo.

As mourners said goodbye to the man "who was always smiling" we take a look at the big stories surrounding his death.

On Monday, the day after he was shot and killed, it was revealed that he died trying to save two women. The thugs who shot him also made off with his shoes.

MUST READ: Jozi FM boss details Mandla's last moments: After they shot him they stole his shoesJozi FM station manager Mpho Mhlongo is a broken man this morning after seeing his friend and colleague Mandla Hlatshwayo's lifeless body outside a pub in Soweto on Sunday night.

A cleansing ceremony was held outside the Meli pub in Pimville where he was gunned down while his family gathered at Mandla's mother's home to mourn.

MUST READ: 'I saw my brother for the last time on Friday' - Mandla Hlatshwayo's brother in shock Mandla Hlatshwayo's brother Sipho is grappling to come to terms with his brother's killing.

Shocking details around his last moments began to emerge and eyewitnesses told TshisaLIVE how Mandla was still alive when he was gunned down.

MUST READ: EXCLUSIVE! Eyewitness recounts watching Mandla 'take his last breath'Excruciating screams after gun shots, confusion, despair and watching someone once full of life take his last breath - these are some of the scenes just moments after Mandla Hlatshwayo was murdered in Soweto.

As Mzansi's anger towards men intensified, Mandla showed us that not all men are trash.

MUST READ:Mandla Hlatshwayo's death shows us not all #MenAreTrash"There. Right there. He died right there. Look, you are standing on his blood."

An investigation by TshisaLIVE revealed that no ambulances where available on the night he was shot and killed. Johannesburg Emergency Management Services also confirmed there is a shortage of ambulances.

MUST READ:No ambulance to help Mandla, confirms Joburg emergency servicesJohannesburg Emergency Management Services have confirmed to TshisaLIVE that no ambulances were available on the night Mandla Hlatshwayo and another person were shot and killed outside a pub in Pimville, despite an ambulance being at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, 4,7km away from the scene of the crime.

Four men were arrested. Mandla will be laid to rest on Saturday.

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