{"id":60265,"date":"2024-01-29T16:53:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T16:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/joburg-chief-whip-sithembiso-zungu-wounded-in-shooting-at-public-event"},"modified":"2024-01-29T17:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:21:36","slug":"joburg-chief-whip-sithembiso-zungu-wounded-in-shooting-at-public-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/joburg-chief-whip-sithembiso-zungu-wounded-in-shooting-at-public-event","title":{"rendered":"Joburg chief whip Sithembiso Zungu wounded in shooting at public event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Top Joburg council boss Sithembiso Zungu was injured on Monday morning in what is said to have been a &#8220;shooting incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"divVideoStepAdTop\"><\/a>The office of the speaker confirmed the chief whip was attending to official council business in the south of Johannesburg when the shooting occurred.Zungu is receiving medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Margaret Arnolds said further details about the incident will be communicated at a later stage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I urge residents to refrain from sharing unconfirmed reports. 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