US EditionAt least 10 killed, 10 wounded in shooting in South Africa
About a dozen suspects opened fire at a licensed tavern in Bekkersdal, killing 10 and injuring 10, prompting a police manhunt amid unclear motives.
- 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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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. ...
Armed men opened fire in a bar near Johannesburg, killing nine people and wounding 10 people, the South African police announced on Sunday, the second such killing in the country this month.
Nine people were killed and 10 injured in an early morning shooting in a town southwest of Johannesburg, the South African National Police said. The incident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. at a pub in Bekkersdal, near Johannesburg. Police said 12 unknown assailants opened fire on patrons in a minibus and a car, then continued shooting indiscriminately as they fled.
JUST IN: At Least 9 Killed and 10 Wounded in Second South Africa Mass Shooting This Month - Manhunt Underway for 12 Suspects who Fired on Crowd from Car
Multiple gunmen reportedly opened fire early Sunday morning about 25 miles southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, leaving at least nine dead and ten injured. The attack at a tavern in the Bekkersdal township occurred “just before 0:100,” according to South African police.
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