Abdullahi Hassan Mohamed Hilolwe, a prominent Somali businessman based in South Africa, was killed on November 15.
Reports from South Africa indicate that the businessman was shot to death on Monday night.
At the time, the trader was in a store in Retreat.
Unknown gunmen carried out the deadly attack.
Hilolwe is the latest member of the Somali business community to have met his death in South Africa.
Attacks against Somalis seem to be increasing in frequency in South Africa.
The gunmen entered the store and shot the Somali trader only while not targeting anyone else or stealing anything.