ANA reports that an active National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) member working for Northam Platinum mine in Limpopo was shot dead on Sunday.  

The union said the shooting happened at a hiking spot at Northam town at around 16:00.  The deceased was a hostel resident at Northam Platinum.  The NUM called on Northam Platinum and the police to expedite the arrest of whoever was responsible and said that Northam Platinum “must issue a reward to make sure that whoever is responsible is arrested as soon as possible.”

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