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TZANEEN: A woman shot over stokvel money

Two armed suspects pounced on them, they demanded money and started shooting randomly, injuring one of them and subsequently, a large amount of money was robbed before they fled the scene.

A group of Stokvel ladies received the shock of their lives when two men pounced on them when they were about to share their stokvel mone  at Ga-Seaphole village in the Mokwakwaila Policing area, outside Tzaneen on Sunday, December 10, the police said.

It is alleged that at about 13:00, a group of 45 women were gathered at a house to share their collected money.

Also Read: Acornhoek: Women robbed at gunpoint

“During this sharing process inside the locked house, two armed suspects pounced on them, they demanded money and started shooting randomly, injuring one of them and subsequently, a large amount of money was robbed before they fled the scene,” said Lieutenant Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe. Limpopo SAPS Spokesperson.

Similar cases have been reported all over the province including, Acornhoek, Burgersfort and Lenyenye Township.

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Emelda Tintswalo Shipalana

Tintswalo Shipalana, a journalist for the Letaba Herald, has been in the media industry for over a decade. She started her journey in radio, but ended up in print which is her first love. She joined the Herald newspaper as a cadet in 2016, where she graduated with a journalism qualification from the Caxton Training Academy. She also has a qualification in Feature Writing from the University of Cape Town and a Media Management qualification from Wits University. She is completing her BA Communication Science degree with UNISA. She sleeps well at night knowing she is a voice to the voiceless and her work contributes to promoting local talent, businesses and service delivery. Her love for her community keeps her working hard every day.

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