US EditionAt least 10 killed, 10 wounded in shooting in South Africa
- 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 died when armed men opened fire in a bar outside Johannesburg early Sunday, police reported, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month.]]>
Armed men opened fire in a bar near Johannesburg, killing nine people. This is the second such killing in the country this month.
A group of armed assailants opened fire at a bar on the outskirts of Johannesburg, killing nine people and wounding ten others, police said, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month.
In South Africa, nine people have been shot and killed by unknown assailants in a township west of the city of Johannesburg, South African police said on Sunday morning, according to the Agence France-Presse news agency.
E-hailing driver among nine people killed in Bekkersdal mass shooting
An e-hailing driver who had just dropped a client in Bekkersdal was among the casualties of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of nine people, most of whom were patrons at a local tavern.
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