No arrests after KZN drive-by shooting
Investigations are under way after Public Safety boss was shot at this afternoon at Ladysmith Provincial Hospital, near the maternity ward, in KwaZulu-Natal.
It is believed a vehicle drove past Patric Simelane’s vehicle and shots were fired, Ladysmith Gazettereported.
Simelane was reportedly with a well-known taxi boss.
It was still unclear who the target had been, police said.
Police believe the gunmen used an assault rifle.
No one was injured in the shooting.
In a separate incident, a taxi owner was shot dead in Norkem Park, Gauteng, last Friday.
Rapson Mbazima Ngoveni (60) was driving a grey 4×4 Trail Blazer Chevrolet when he stood at a stop sign, and a white Toyota Tazz stopped close to him, police said.
The occupants walked up to his vehicle and opened fire. He died on the scene, added police.
– Caxton News Service
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