TimesLIVE reports that a teacher died after multiple bullets were fired at him by a gunman during school hours on Tuesday morning.  

The 48-year-old male teacher was walking down a passage at the Folweni school when the gunman entered the premises and fired multiple shots him.  Bullets struck the teacher in the head and abdomen, said Netcare 911's spokesperson Shawn Herbst.  Paramedics were called to the school at about 9am and assessed the man, but unfortunately his injuries were too severe and he was declared deceased.  Circumstances leading up to the shooting are being investigated by the police.

• The original of this short report is at TimesLIVE
• Read too, KZN MEC 'shocked' after teacher gunned down at school south of Durban, at News24

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