ANA reports that a man posing as a patient shot dead a security guard at a Durban clinic before shooting dead a policeman tasked with finding the guard’s killer.  

Zimele Nzama was gunned down outside a clinic in U-section of Durban’s Umlazi township on Monday night.  He was a temporary security guard who had been brought in to replace striking security guards.  KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health spokesman Desmond Motha advised:  “It is alleged that last night, around 19h30, an unknown assailant posing as a patient, approached the clinic and shot dead the guard who was manning the entrance gate.”  Warant Officer Jabulani Didi and a colleague arrived at the scene and were given a description of the Nzama’s killer and told in which direction he had headed.  While near Isipingo Primary school, the members spotted the suspect who allegedly opened fire, killing Didi instantly.

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