COPE president Mosiuoa Lekota yesterday called on people to assist the police in investigating the murder of parliamentarian Jack Tolo.
"Let everybody turn into an investigator when we leave here because we cannot afford to have a situation where people can commit such a heinous crime and get away with it," Lekota said.
He was addressing mourners at the funeral of Tolo, 63, who was shot dead execution-style at his home last week.
The funeral was held at his home in GaMasha village near Jane Furse, Limpopo.
In attendance were prominent politicians, including ANC chief whip in the national Parliament, Mathole Motshekga, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thabang Makwetla, Azapo president Jake Dikobo, Correctional Services Deputy Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi, the South African ambassador to Mozambique, Sello Moloto, Chief Mandla Mandela, MP Dennis Bloem and newly elected secretary of the South African Council of Churches Mautji Pataki.
"Tolo's death is a death worthwhile, based on the contribution he had made in uplifting communities in which he lived," Lekota said.
Among other things, Lekota said, Tolo had built four houses for the poor in the village, extended a clinic with two rooms and extended a local school with three classrooms.
"This goes to show that in Tolo we had a caring individual who had the interests of people at heart," the Cope president said.
Pataki urged government to "arm communities with the values of a caring society".
Acting paramount chief of Sekhukhune, Kgoshi Kenneth Kgagudi Sekhukhune, called for peace in the area, saying though Tolo's death was "unusual" in that he was killed "mercilessly", he believed it was God's will.
Bishop Jack Tolo laid to rest at home village
COPE president Mosiuoa Lekota yesterday called on people to assist the police in investigating the murder of parliamentarian Jack Tolo.
"Let everybody turn into an investigator when we leave here because we cannot afford to have a situation where people can commit such a heinous crime and get away with it," Lekota said.
He was addressing mourners at the funeral of Tolo, 63, who was shot dead execution-style at his home last week.
The funeral was held at his home in GaMasha village near Jane Furse, Limpopo.
In attendance were prominent politicians, including ANC chief whip in the national Parliament, Mathole Motshekga, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thabang Makwetla, Azapo president Jake Dikobo, Correctional Services Deputy Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi, the South African ambassador to Mozambique, Sello Moloto, Chief Mandla Mandela, MP Dennis Bloem and newly elected secretary of the South African Council of Churches Mautji Pataki.
"Tolo's death is a death worthwhile, based on the contribution he had made in uplifting communities in which he lived," Lekota said.
Among other things, Lekota said, Tolo had built four houses for the poor in the village, extended a clinic with two rooms and extended a local school with three classrooms.
"This goes to show that in Tolo we had a caring individual who had the interests of people at heart," the Cope president said.
Pataki urged government to "arm communities with the values of a caring society".
Acting paramount chief of Sekhukhune, Kgoshi Kenneth Kgagudi Sekhukhune, called for peace in the area, saying though Tolo's death was "unusual" in that he was killed "mercilessly", he believed it was God's will.
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