A police officer was shot dead in Limpopo. (Theo Jeptha/Gallo Images/Die Burger)
A police officer has died following a shootout with suspected robbers.
The 44-year-old police sergeant was severely injured and later died in hospital.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said the officer and his colleague had been called out to a business robbery on Friday morning in Tshinda Village in Limpopo.
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