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Female Attorney, 35, representing her firm in a labor dispute gunned down in public view as she arrived for a meeting at Labor Arbitration Commission in Johannesburg, South Africa

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3798300705f87ce651a6c05b07fd1cf6" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;190404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Labor attorney Chinette Gallichan&comma; 35&comma; was gunned down outside the Commission for Conciliation&comma; Mediation and Arbitration Offices in Johannesburg&comma; South Africa<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f599d7afe009f2fe06be33cf62da29ca" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;190404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Assassination happened around 9&colon;00am on Monday&comma; March 23&comma; as Gallichan arrived for a meeting at the CCMA <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-70cabf3eacbc6b9662a30b2ed5b3e8b0" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;190404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Shooter&comma; a black male&comma; walked right up to the target as she stepped out of her car before shooting her three times in the head at close range <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92ebadf21281d22587d88d353749e201" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;190404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Practicing in the labor litigation dept&period; at mining giant&comma; Sibanye-Stillwater&comma; Gallichan was a familiar presence at the CCMA&comma; regularly handling cases related to unpaid wages and unfair dismissals<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ccc6d0da5bb6a5256192ff6dd050bc40" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;190404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>She was representing her firm in a labor dispute concerning workers seeking compensation for alleged unfair retrenchment when she was killed <&sol;strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad783a9dd68be371ba0bb00a40b0049b" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;190404&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Her death is being treated as homicide by police who launched a manhunt for two suspects <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;03&sol;Chinette-Gallichan-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-495462" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Labor attorney Chinette Gallichan&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; killed in a brazen&comma; targeted assassination outside the Commission for Conciliation&comma; Mediation and Arbitration Offices in the Central Business District of Johannesburg&comma; South Africa <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p> A 35-year-old attorney&comma; Chinette Gallichan&comma; was shot dead outside the Commission for Conciliation&comma; Mediation and Arbitration &lpar;CCMA&rpar; offices at the corner of Fox and Joubert streets in down town Johannesburg&comma; South Africa&period; <br>The incident occurred in the Central business district around 9&colon;00am on Monday&comma; March 23&comma; as Gallichan arrived for a matter at the CCMA&period; <br>The arbitration specialist&comma; according to witnesses Pontsho Mahlangu&comma; had just exited her vehicle when the assassin&comma; described as a black male&comma; approached and shot her at close range&period; <br>She had stepped out of her car heading for CCMA when the man drew close&period; &&num;8216&semi;He shot her three times in the head&&num;8217&semi; Mahlangu said when interviewed by local media&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;03&sol;Chinette-Gallichan-shooting-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-495471"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>The male assassin walked up to the victim as she stepped out of her car and shot her at point-blank range&comma; a witness said&period; He then fled on foot before entering a waiting vehicle and escaping&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;03&sol;Chinette-Gallichan-shooting-4&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-495467" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>The gunman shot the labor attorney three times in the head at close range before sprinting to a getaway car nearby&period; The was pronounced dead at the scene<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The suspect fled the scene on foot before jumping into a waiting getaway vehicle&period;<br>Early indications from the scene suggest the attack may have been targeted&comma; as none of her belongings were taken&period;<br>Gallichan&comma; an expert in labor litigation for the mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater obtained her LLB from the University of South Africa &lpar;Unisa&rpar; and later completed a postgraduate diploma in labor law with distinction at the University of Johannesburg&period;<br>A social media post said Gallichan was a familiar presence in both legal and athletic circles&comma; particularly at the CCMA&comma; where she regularly handled cases related to unpaid wages and dismissals&period;<br>The morning she was murdered&comma; Gallichan was scheduled to attend a CCMA hearing involving retrenched workers seeking compensation for unfair dismissal&period; <br>She had just arrived to represent the firm in a scheduled labor dispute case when she was gunned down&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;03&sol;Chinette-Gallichan-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-495475" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Practicing in the labor litigation dept&period; at mining giant&comma; Sibanye-Stillwater&comma; Gallichan was a familiar presence at the CCMA&comma; regularly handling cases related to unpaid wages and unfair dismissals&period; She was at CCMA to attend a meeting in a dispute concerning workers seeking compensation for alleged unfair retrenchment when she was killed <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Sibanye-Stillwater&comma; one of the world’s largest primary producers of platinum&comma; palladium&comma; and gold&comma; confirmed Gallichan was a valued member of their labor litigation department&period; The company has been embroiled in several high-stakes labor disputes in recent years&comma; ranging from wage negotiations to mass retrenchments&period;<br>Records show that the mining sector in South Africa has a long and often violent history of labor unrest&period; In 2019&comma; the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union &lpar;AMCU&rpar; accused Sibanye-Stillwater of &&num;8220&semi;sponsoring violence and intimidation&&num;8221&semi; during a protracted strike&comma; allegations the company denied&period;<br>Police who classified the death as homicide are hunting two suspects&comma; while investigators work to establish the motive behind the killing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"javascript&colon;&semi;"><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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