KwaZulu-Natal: At Wednesday evening Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting outside a shopping centre in Pinetown, West of Durban.
Reports from the scene indicate that a 40-year-old female had just entered her vehicle when it was alleged an adult male walked passed firing a round towards her direction from the left side of the vehicle.
Medics assessed the scene and found that the woman had sustained a single gunshot wound to her left upper torso.
The patient was treated on the scene and once stabilised was transported by a private ambulance to the hospital for further treatment.
Circumstances leading up to the shooting will be investigated by the relevant authorities.
Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
Netcare 911
In other news – Rand bleeds after grim mid-term budget
The rand lost 2.6% against the US dollar to break through R15 in reaction to a grim medium-term budget statement.
By late afternoon on Wednesday, the currency was trading at R15.01, from R14.51 at the start of the week.
Nedbank’s economic unit said the medium-term budget showed how SA’s finances have deteriorated dramatically since the February Budget. read more
Source – Shawn Herbst
