The incident took place at the corner of Fumba and Kotane streets in Thembelisha, at about 8.50pm.
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“The youngster was walking from a tuckshop, when he was approached by two men who followed him.
“One of the men pointed at him with a firearm and demanded money, while the other searched him and took his phone,” says KwaThema police spokesman Capt Thabo Sibuyi.
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Police are investigating a case of robbery with a firearm.