North West police have launched an attempted murder investigation after the Madibeng municipal manager, Quiet Kgatla, was wounded in an attack on a road near Hartbeespoort Dam on Wednesday night.
Kgatla was travelling on Zilkaatsnek Road towards Hartbeespoort at about 6pm on July 1 when he was shot.
North West police spokesperson Col Adele Myburgh said preliminary investigations indicate a charcoal-coloured VW Polo TSI with Gauteng registration plates overtook the municipal managers vehicle.