A Gauteng police officer and another man were shot dead at a Limpopo mine

A Gauteng police officer was among two men shot dead at a Limpopo mine on Tuesday, with a manhunt now under way for the gunmen.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said two murder cases had been opened after a fight at a mine in Ga-Mahlokwane village, next to Khubetshane, in the Sekhukhune district.

Mashaba said a group of men had first gone to the mine on Friday and asked to meet the owner.

They claimed to have a court order instructing the owner to stop mining operations, and further alleged they had shares in the mine.