Three men have yet to be apprehended after shooting game ranger Anton Mzimba dead, and injuring his wife at their home near Bushbuckridge on Tuesday night.
It emerged on Thursday the men shot Mzimba's screaming wife in the stomach after she saw them shooting her husband. the target of a syndicate because of his anti-poaching effortsMpumalanga police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said they could not speculate on the motive for the shooting and this would form part of their investigation.
"We strongly condemn this barbaric act and we are adamant that it is just a matter of time before we arrest the perpetrators and put them behind bars. Those suspects should be hunted down and be brought to book," she said. He became a ranger in 1998 after passing basic ranger training, becoming one of the youngest rangers at the reserve.Rangers, who worked with Mzimba, described him as a passionate leader dedicated to his work.
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