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Dr. Mpharu Hloyi was trying to mediate between a colleague and the colleague's fiance when she was shot dead at work. (Supplied)
On 29 March 2022, the usual calm of the scientific services unit of the Athlone water and waste treatment plant in Cape Town was shattered by gunfire and terrified screams.
Staff raced down passages for cover, locking themselves in offices, hiding under tables and squeezing into toilet cubicles.
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