2 people killed, child wounded in shooting outside Mitchells Plain school

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Ntuthuzelo Nene

Ntuthuzelo Nene

6 November 2025 | 15:47

Two women have been shot dead and a young boy has been wounded outside Portlands Primary School in Mitchells Plain.

2 people killed, child wounded in shooting outside Mitchells Plain school

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Two women have been shot dead and a young boy has been wounded outside Portlands Primary School in Mitchells Plain. 

Unconfirmed reports suggest the women were fetching their children from school when they were attacked. 

The police's Wesley Twigg: "Crime scene experts are on the scene of a shooting incident in Wespoort Drive, Mitchells Plain, where two adult females were shot and fatally wounded and a young boy wounded. More details will be released once it becomes available."

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