A man was found shot dead on the R41 between Randfontein and Kagiso earlier today.
The road had to be closed temporarily.
The Herald initially reported that the incident occurred in Uitvalfontein. Captain Appel Ernst, Randfontein Police spokesperson corrected the Herald‘s earlier misinformation pointing out that the incident occurred in the Kagiso Police jurisdiction.
The Herald is awaiting official comment from the Kagiso Police surrounding the exact circumstances.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.