MUSINA – What started as a friendly meeting for drinks between a Malawian truck driver, aged 47, a South African citizen, and four illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe on Tuesday night, ended in violence on Wednesday morning.

According to the spokesperson of the Vhembe SAPS, Supt Ailwei Mushavhanamadi, a South African citizen, together with the illegal foreigners, spent Tuesday night drinking with a Malawian truck driver in Musina. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a scuffle over a woman erupted amongst the men. It resulted in a fist fight and the truck driver was later shot in the head and neck.

The five suspects, whose ages range from 14 to 29, were arrested shortly after the incident. They are expected to appear in court soon.