Cops 'threatened' daughter of Emalahleni shooting victim

'I asked them for help after they shot my mom'

Noxolo Sibiya Journalist

The daughter of a woman who was killed during a protest in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, has told how a police officer told her they would shoot her just like her mother when she sought help.

Bongiwe Masheego, 24, was trying to get assistance for her mother Leah Lubisi, who was shot in the chest, allegedly by police, during a protest over lack of electricity and water in KwaGuqa...

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