A missing EFF member, Makola, is found shot dead in bushes in Mpumalanga, according to reports. Makola is reported missing in Bronkhorstspruit on 10 July 2026. After the disappearance is reported, his vehicle is later located abandoned. The following day, his car is found and, in connection with the search, his body is discovered in the bush area. The sources state that Makola’s body is dumped in the bushes and that he was shot dead. The reports do not provide further details on who is responsible, the circumstances surrounding the killing, or whether any suspects have been arrested. Authorities are expected to investigate the incident as a suspected homicide, based on the information that the person reported missing is later found dead with evidence of shooting. The timing of the report—missing on 10 July, vehicle found the next day—frames the timeline of events described by the outlets.