A 57-year-old man was shot and killed in the early hours of Thursday morning, 5 November 2026, while waiting for election results outside a local voting station in Boikhutso, Bushbuckridge in Gauteng.

The targeted attack occurred at approximately 00:15 while the victim was gathered with a group celebrating outside the voting station’s gates, eagerly awaiting the conclusion of vote counting and subsequent result announcements.

According to police reports, two unidentified male suspects suddenly emerged and opened fire on the crowd before quickly fleeing the scene. It was only after the gunfire ceased that onlookers discovered the victim had been severely hit.

A family member rushed him to a nearby hospital, but he was tragically certified dead on arrival after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.

At this stage, authorities state that the motive behind the fatal shooting remains entirely unknown. No suspects have been arrested yet.

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Apaphia Modise, has strongly condemned the attack and ordered the immediate mobilisation of all available law enforcement resources to track down and apprehend those responsible.

Police are making an urgent appeal to members of the community who may have witnessed the event or possess any information that could assist the investigation.

Tip-offs can be confidentially reported to the nearest police station, via the Crime Stop hotline on 08600 10111, or anonymously through the MySAPS mobile application.

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