Crime 14 October 2026, 11:02 via IOL

Armed gang targets Phoenix school, holds educators at gunpoint and steals BMW

Three educators were held at gunpoint during a brazen armed robbery at a Phoenix school in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday morning, with three suspects fleeing with a BMW, laptops, cellphones and cash.

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