Cop shot by brazen tiger fish poachers as operations intensify in KZN

Jannie van der Westhuizen wounded in jaw while pursuing poachers, who are endangering the region’s economy

17 October 2021 - 17:49

Richards Bay police officer Jannie van der Westhuizen, 52, trekked almost 2km through the blistering Zululand bush holding his face together with a towel, after being shot in the jaw by tiger fish poachers in northern KwaZulu-Natal...

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