Soshanguve gripped by fear: 5-year-old Ditebogo's murder highlights crime crisis
The 5-year-old boy was shot dead in Soshanguve, in the north of Gauteng , on Friday night by hijackers who were after his father's bakkie.
Family spokesperson Gift Makoti said,"We haven't decided when the memorial service or flower drop-off will be because his body is still at the government mortuary given the nature of his death, so they are still busy with that."South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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