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Police have launched a manhunt for seven suspects who kidnapped four children on their way to school on Wednesday.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo says the children, who are all learners at a primary school in Dalmada were forcefully removed from their scholar transport by a group of seven men armed with rifles.
He says the 64-year-old driver allegedly fetched the kids from Nirvana and was driving along the R37 near the N1 bypass when he was blocked by two vehicles.
Brigadier Mojapelo says the suspects were dressed in white overalls and randomly started firing shots, before forcing the children to get out of the car.
The children were driven away in a Mercedes Benz that drove towards the R81.
Police later found the victims' cellphones dumped at Flora Park.
Meanwhile, the Department of Social Development will dispatch social workers to the family.
Limpopo Social Development MEC Nkakareng Rakgoale says they are obviously concerned for the safety of young children.
The family's lawyer, Phillip Smit, spoke to Newsroom Afrika on Thursday morning saying that the abduction was well organised and planned.
No ransom demand has yet been made.
The children were identified as the 15-year-old Zia Moti and his 13-year-old brother Alaan, 11-year-old Zayyad and six-year-old Zidan.
