A police constable was shot dead after a car chase with suspected hijackers in Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga, at the weekend.
National police spokesman Brig Vishnu Naidoo said Thabo Mdluli was the second police officer killed over the weekend following the death of a constable at KwaNyuswa in Hillcrest, Durban.
“While driving on the R573 in Vlaklaagte, they came across a Toyota Corolla on the side of the road with the hazard lights flashing.
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