Police in Limpopo have launched a manhunt after three bodies were found next to a vehicle in Malogeng village. Reports say officers based in Apel were alerted on Friday last week and found the victims beside a Toyota Corolla.

Police say early indications are that the victims were attacked at another location before being brought to the scene, with stones and bloodstains found nearby. The motive is not yet known, three murder cases have been opened, and investigators have appealed for public information.