Johannesburg - A 67-year-old man living on a farm near Sasolburg has been shot dead, Free State police said on Thursday.
The man's wife noticed an intruder on the property when she looked out of the window of the house they were renting on the farm, on Wednesday night, Lieutenant Livhuhani Hani said.
“The man went outside to enquire what was going on and he was shot once in the upper body, on the left side. Unfortunately he died on the scene,” she said.
“No one else was injured and nothing was stolen. The motive for the shooting is unknown.”
No arrests had been made. - Sapa