News24 reports that a security guard was injured on Thursday when he and his colleagues on duty at Middelburg Provincial Hospital, Mpumalanga, were shot with rubber bullets, allegedly by officers from a rival security company.

According to Mpumalanga police spokesperson Selvy Mohlala, the motive behind the shooting was unknown, while five suspects aged between 26 and 40 have so far been arrested. Mohlala said on Thursday between 14:00 and 15:00, security guards from another company allegedly arrived in a taxi and started shooting at the hospital guards. One of the guards on duty sustained minor injuries and was treated at the hospital before being discharged later the same day. The five arrested guards from the rival company face charges of discharging firearms in the public space and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Police are also probing allegations of a live round having been fired during the incident. The five were expected to appear at Middelburg Magistrate's Court soon.

• Read the original of the report in the above regard by Zandile Khumalo at News24
• Lees ook, Veiligheidswagte glo by hospitaal aangeval, by Maroela Media

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