A suspect was killed in a shoot-out with police near Mthatha on Friday.
This happened less than 24 hours after two other incidents near the Mthatha Airport and in Ngcobo on Thursday in which police specialised units, the tactical response unit TRT and the national intervention unit NIU were involved in shoot-outs with suspects. Two suspects were fatally wounded in the two incidents.
Police spokesperson Brig Nobuntu Gantana said Fridays incident happened near Corhana on the R61 road, along which Thursdays incidents also occurred.