AS AN armed gunman fired shots at a presidential convoy, the target of an alleged assassination attempt, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, says he thought the car had been hit by stones.
It was only after the vehicle was thoroughly inspected did he realise it had been bullets.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a recent visit to the KwaSizabantu mission in KwaZulu- Natal on Easter Sunday, Mashatile confirmed that an investigation into he shooting is under way.
He added that he did not know the motive for the shooting.
Mashatile explains: “They [police] are investigating, but for now there is nothing to worry about. Let’s focus on work.”
Travelling
Mashatile had been travelling home from an African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting when a vehicle…