US EditionAt least 10 killed, 10 wounded in shooting in South Africa
At least 10 people were killed and 10 wounded in a mass shooting at a licensed tavern in Bekkersdal, prompting a police manhunt for about a dozen suspects, officials said.
- On December 20, 2025, Gauteng provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili said at least 10 people were killed and 10 others wounded in a shooting at KwaNoxolo tavern in Bekkersdal township.
- Authorities said the motive remains unclear and investigators are still working to identify victims amid a deadly attack earlier this month on December 6 that killed 12 people.
- Shortly before 01:00, attackers in a white kombi and silver sedan opened fire at KwaNoxolo tavern, Tambo section, an illegal alcohol outlet, and the wounded were rushed to nearby hospitals.
- Gauteng Serious and Violent Crime Investigations and the Crime Detection Tracing Unit launched a manhunt, with police appealing for witnesses as no arrests have been made.
- South Africa, home to 63 million people, faces entrenched violent crime, with Bekkersdal township near major gold-mining zones seeing frequent shootings at informal taverns.
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Gunmen kill 9, wound 10, in mass shooting at South Africa tavern
About a dozen gunmen shot up a tavern in a township outside Johannesburg early Sunday, killing at least nine and wounding 10, the South African Police Service said. It was the second mass shooting in the country this month. Just before 1 a.m. Sunday, gunmen in a white minivan and a silver sedan pulled up in front of KWA Noxolo tavern in Bekkersdal, South African, Police Service spokesperson Brenda Muridili said. Toting several 9-millimeter pist…
JOHANNESBURGO.- In the early morning hours of this Sunday, a tragedy shook the outskirts of Johannesburg. A group of armed men broke into a local bar and killed nine people, while another ten were seriously injured.This attack occurred in the municipality of Bekkersdal, an area with strong activity in gold mining that is located between 40 and 46 kilometers from the South African economic capital.The assault was recorded shortly before 1.00 AM o…
Nine people were killed and ten others injured on Sunday in a bar in Bekkersdal, near Johannesburg, during a random shooting by armed men, said the South African police. ...
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