Moreboys Munetsi, a prominent activist based in Johannesburg, is intervening to assist the family of Emmanuel Mahamba, a Zimbabwean man who was brutally murdered in a horrific incident that has shocked many.
A widely shared video shows Mahamba seated on the road while a Ford Ranger runs over him repeatedly. He died at the scene on April 5, 2025, in Rivonia, Sandton.
Gauteng police stated they are still searching for the motorist involved in this brutal death following a heated dispute.
Munetsi, a lawyer by profession, said he is providing legal support to the victim’s family.
“For now I am giving the family legal support. At the same time, we were encouraging the Zimbabwean community in Joburg to raise funeral money through contributions. The funeral contributions are coming from the Zimbabwean community,” Munetsi told IOL.
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Munetsi is well-known among the South African and Zimbabwean communities in Gauteng as an anti-crime and social cohesion activist. He also runs an international company, Greathope Insurance.
Speaking about the incident, Munetsi said: “The body of Emmanuel has been repatriated already for burial in Zimbabwe.” Mahamba’s murder has garnered international headlines, with many social media users questioning why the alleged killer has not been arrested.
The tragic confrontation unfolded when Mahamba was run over by a Ford Ranger multiple times. On his Facebook page, Munetsi held a live conversation with Ntombi, the woman who had been involved with Mahamba, while she was also living with her other romantic partner.
The Ugandan man, who has two children with Ntombi, allegedly murdered Emmanuel in the bakkie attack.
Ntombi, who has two children with her Ugandan partner, stated, “I agree that I once dated Emmanuel in January, and we broke up in February. Yes, we were in a relationship. We broke up because some Ugandans recorded a video of me when I was with the guy (Emmanuel) we were walking holding hands. My baby daddy is a Ugandan. So I broke up with Emmanuel for my safety, for my kids and also for the sake of Emmanuel. I stopped talking to him.
According to a report by IOL, Ntombi said on the fateful day, Emmanuel and some Ugandan men who lived at the same house with, came over to her work premises. Ntombi’s baby daddy was already at the business premises, where motorbike parts are sold.
Describing the incident, Ntombi said, “Later on, I heard some noise, people fighting. When I went outside, I asked Emmanuel what he was doing, but he did not even respond to me; he only looked at me. He was holding a stone, and he threw it away. He picked it again and hit the vehicle’s (wind) screen. That is when my baby daddy got angry, went to Emmanuel and beat him.”
In the video, Ntombi can be seen screaming and frantically trying to stop the Ford Ranger driver. She met Mahamba while he was shopping for motorbike parts at her workplace, despite her ongoing relationship with the Ugandan man.
She said when she met Emmanuel this year, she was still involved with the Ugandan man although the relationship was experiencing some “difficulties”. Ntombi was living with the Ugandan man when she started dating Emmanuel.
“I had to date Emmanuel,” she told Munetsi in the Facebook live session.
Ntombi has two children with the Ugandan man and the two have been in a relationship for around three years.
Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed that officers received a complaint and found Mahamba with severe injuries.
“The paramedics declared him dead on the scene. According to information at hand, the victim reportedly argued with the shop owner and allegedly hit the shop owner’s vehicle with a brick, breaking the windscreen. The shop owner reportedly came out and drove over his body several times before fleeing the scene,” said Nevhuhulwi.
