One man is reported to have died when gunmen opened fire on a minibus which was carrying Zimbabweans who were heading for home. The shooting occured along the N1 highway near Polokwane on Tuesday at around 4 AM. The gunmen later robbed all the occupants including the deceased of cash and valuables. No arrests have been made so far.
Limpopo Province South Africa Police Service spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Moatshe’ Ngoepe said:
The police in Westenburg outside Polokwane have launched a massive manhunt for the group of armed suspects for the murder and robbery which occurred along the N1 South road near the Ranch Hotel in the early hours of this morning.
The nine occupants, who are all Zimbabwean nationals were travelling from Gauteng to Zimbabwe in a Toyota Quantum along this road when a silver grey Toyota Avanza forcefully pulled them off the road and these suspects started shooting randomly until the kombi lost control and got stuck in a donga alongside the road.
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