The protest action in KwaGuqa on Monday spiraled out of control resulting in the death of two people, others injured, multiple shops in the area being looted, destroyed and torched and a car set ablaze.

It was reported that a 50-year-old woman was shot during the strike.

She was taken to hospital where she succumbed to the gunshot wound.

Two other people also sustained injuries when they were allegedly shot with rubber bullets.

They were transported to Witbank Hospital for medical attention.

Various shops located in the Pick n Pay shopping centre in KwaGuqa were looted and set alight.

This later led to a gruesome discovery where a burned body was found in one of the shops set on fire. 

Perpetrators were caught on CCTV footage looting shops in Vosman, some of them were apprehended immediately.

A motorist driving on the N4 on Monday, Mr Sfiso Gweba, said he fled for his life.

He was driving on the N4 near Vosman when the strike began.

He said he stopped and left when he felt his life was in danger. 

It is believed that the police were shooting at angry protestors, and they moved in the direction where Gweba’s abandoned car was.

Some of the strikers began pushing the car to where they then set it ablaze. 

Gweba later returned to the scene, only to find his burnt-out car and parts looted. 

“I can’t even speak; I’m in shock because I have no idea what happened, and this is my only vehicle,” Gweba, who resides in Vosman, said.

 

“Circumstances regarding the shooting of the 50-year-old woman are being investigated while investigations are also underway into the allegations that the victim as well as two others who reportedly sustained some injuries, were shot by a member or members of the police,” said Mpumalanga police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala.

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