Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, the Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, has ordered Motetema police to use all available resources to apprehend suspects in a fatal tavern shooting.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, 17 January 2026, in Manapyane village, Motetema policing area, Sekhukhune District.
Preliminary reports state three armed male suspects wearing balaclavas entered a tavern and targeted a patron. They shot at the victim, who ran to the counter. The suspects followed and shot him multiple times. They fled in a white Toyota Quantum with an unknown registration number.
Patrons took the victim to a local clinic, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The deceased is identified as Shima Mafogo, 33.
The motive is unknown. Investigations continue.