The community of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga, which has had no electricity for three weeks, went on the rampage on Monday, burning KwaGuqa Mall and looting shops, including Pick n Pay.
Nkangala district municipal manager Maggie Skosana and her driver Gugu Mtsweni were allegedly kidnapped outside the municipal buildings by men impersonating police officers.
A woman was shot dead while she was en route to work, allegedly by her boyfriend, before he fled to his father’s house and turned the gun on himself.