{"id":214894,"date":"2019-08-16T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214894\/local-company-remembers-absalom-mnisi\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T14:20:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T12:20:55","slug":"local-company-remembers-absalom-mnisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/08\/16\/local-company-remembers-absalom-mnisi\/","title":{"rendered":"Local company remembers Absalom Mnisi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Absalom Mnisi (53), a driver at Esar Transport in Wadeville, was recently shot and killed in an alleged truck hijacking in Port Elizabeth.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/205734\/family-friends-bid-final-farewell-barries\/\" target=\"_blank\">Family and friends bid a final farewell to \u2018Barries\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe believe the truck was targeted for its load of copper,\u201d explained managing director Peps Pretorius.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAbsalom was one of our most reliable and respected drivers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis death will be mourned and his presence missed.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214896\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-214896\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/33GCNGENERALMNIS_26410-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/33GCNGENERALMNIS_26410-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/33GCNGENERALMNIS_26410-270x203.jpg 270w, 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premises for a short ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the ceremony, we blew all our truck hooters at noon in remembrance and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Absalom, born on September 2 in 1966, is survived by his wife Cynthia and five children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" 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