Armed Robbers Hit Vaal Mall, Fire at Police in Chase

On Monday evening, June 3, robbers broke into a cellphone kiosk and another store at Vaal Mall in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, around 19:25 after hours. Police spotted their white VW Combi and pursued along the R57 highway, where suspects fired shots, leading to a crash and foot escape into nearby veld—no injuries reported. Cases of business robbery, burglary, and attempted murder opened; no arrests yet as manhunt continues, with police urging tips.