Mokwena Letsie Funeral | Social Activist was shot 17 times on May 27

The funeral of Social Activist Mokwena Letsie, is taking place in Potchefstroom today after he was gunned down in a brutal attack in the Hashtag informal settlement on May 27.

Police say Letsie was shot 17 times, just a week after the killing of fellow activist Thato Molosankwe in Mahikeng, raising concerns over a possible wave of targeted attacks on community activists.

For more on this story, we to SABC News reporter Tebogo Phakedi in Potchefstroom in the North West.

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