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MUST READ: More details emerge from Bendor shooting

Police say no-one was injured during the incident and the motive of the shooting is not clear at this stage but ongoing police investigations will tell.

POLOWKANE – More details have emerged regarding a shooting that took place in Bendor on Wednesday night, 6 February.

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According to police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe, a 42-year-old Indian businessman alleged leaving his work place in Nirvana at around 18:00 last night. The man was on Bendor Drive when he saw a white Np 200 bakkie with four unknown men at the back of the bakkie.

“The suspects were armed and began shooting at his vehicle but he continued driving till he got to an estate in the area. He ran over the boom gate but the suspects followed him,” Ngoepe explained.  The man managed to run on foot and hide.

Police say no-one was injured during the incident and the motive of the shooting is not clear at this stage but ongoing police investigations will tell.

“No arrests have been made and the suspects are unknown at this stage,” Ngoepe concluded.

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Raeesa Sempe

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

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