Police are searching for the two suspects who ran into nearby bushes after shooting and killing a taxi driver.
LIMPOPO – Police in Makhado have launched a man hunt for two suspects who shot and killed a 37-year-old taxi driver at point blank.
According to information, the two suspects boarded the taxi together with other passengers at Beitbeidge.
The two occupied the seats directly behind the deceased. The taxi was en-route to Polokwane.
At one stage along the way, the two told the deceased to stop as they wanted to relieve themselves and almost every passenger alighted for the same purpose.
It is alleged that when the taxi approached the Fort Edward turn-off, the two instructed the driver to take the off-ramp and when he refused one shot him in the head, killing him instantly.
The scene outside Makhado where a 37-year-old taxi driver was killed.
The suspects then disappeared into the nearby bushes, taking nothing from him.
Police resources, including a helicopter were immediately mobilized to search for the suspects.
The search is currently underway and it is believed the suspects might still be in the bush.
Arrangements are being made to ferry the stranded passengers to their intended destination.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
