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He said that they had met at the training college in Gqeberha in 2017, when training to become traffic officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was always full of jokes, but would be serious when the situation needed him to be. Even when we came back from training, we were always together looking for a job. We were both hired by King Sabatha Dalindyebo Local Municipality in October 2019,\u201d said Mnyaka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, he was the one who was tasked by their supervisor to locate Mjulwa after he did not report for duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said upon his arrival at the homestead, he found the house locked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen checking through the window of the bedroom, I could not believe my eyes when I saw his body. I then called my management and informed them about the situation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting director for Public Safety, Kenneth Timakwe, also described Mjulwa as someone who was always full of jokes. 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