Man shot in Boksburg robbery – Crime & Courts – IOL News By jmbtsat - March 21, 2014 FacebookXPinterestWhatsAppTelegram Johannesburg – The manager of Palms Spar was shot in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on Thursday, Gauteng police said. “It was an armed robbery,” said Lieutenant Juanita Coetzer. Paramedics said the man was in a critical condition.