The High Court in Upington has convicted and sentenced John Ivan Francious Mouton, 50, on two counts of murder and four counts of attempted murder after a road-rage shooting in December 2022 left two men dead.

The NPA said on Tuesday that the case stemmed from the early hours of 17 December 2022, when Mouton was involved in a vehicle collision with Joshua Rock in Upington.

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After the crash, Mouton allegedly fetched a firearm from his vehicle and threatened Rock.

During the confrontation, Shadrack Dube, a friend of Rock, arrived and tried to calm the situation, but Mouton fired two shots. Rock then left the scene while Dube remained behind.

The owner of the vehicle Rock had been driving, Boiphelo Khumalo, arrived shortly afterwards with several other people, including off-duty police officer Ranchia

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The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has confirmed that 11 schoolchildren died on Monday on their way to school, after a private minibus taxi collided with a truck near Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal.

Emergency services are currently at the scene, and authorities have secured the area as investigations into the cause of the collision are underway.

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According to GDE spokesperson Steve Mabona, preliminary reports indicate that the 11 learners died at the scene, while five others sustained critical injuries and are receiving medical care.

“At this stage, the scene remains active, and emergency services are still attending to the accident,” Mabona added.

Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane is making his way to the scene to oversee the emergency response and support efforts.

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