TSHAVHALOVHEDZI - Taxi owner Mr Shavhani Ramusetheli (56), who was gunned down at his home at Tshavhalovhedzi near the Siloam hospital last Monday (July 25), was buried on Sunday.

Police Supt Ailwei Mushavhanamadi said the deceased came home during the evening and parked his Toyota Cressida in the garage. “A few minutes later, he was attacked by two men while closing the garage door. They hit him with a sharp object on the head, and then shot him. He died instantly,” said Mushavhanamadi.

When the deceased’s mother went out to investigate the cause of the noise in the garage, she was hit in the face and she sustained minor injuries. The suspects then fled on foot.

The motive for the killing is not known at this stage and two males, aged 19 and 22, were detained for questioning, but later released,” Supt Mushavhanamadi said.

The question of who had killed Ramusetheli is still unanswered, but the police at Siloam are still investigating the incident.

Mr Shavhani Elias Ramusetheli was the principal at Tshithuthuni Secondary and also a taxi owner.

He married Mushaathama Julia Nemutudi in 1974 and the couple was blessed with four children, Azwitamisi, Vuledzani, Mmbaiseni and Tshanduko.

Ramusetheli started his teaching career at Sendedza in 1973, where he stayed until 1974; he then moved to Ha-Mphaila Primary where he worked for six months. He moved to secondary teaching at Khakhu High in 1975. He also worked at Mphephu High from 1978, until he was appointed principal of Mulenga High at Ha-Matsa in 1985.

He later moved to Nditsheni Secondary in 1988 where he worked as principal until his death.

He was the ANC councilor for Ward 6 in the Greater Nzhelele/Tshipise TLC for the period 1995 – 2000.