Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:04pm on 27 Sep 2026,Sunday International
At least 27 people were killed and 26 injured in two separate mass shootings in South Africa, police said on September 27. In Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg, eight armed suspects reportedly opened fire at a bar, killing 17 people and injuring 15. In a separate attack at an entertainment venue in Lwandle, near Cape Town, 10 people were killed and 11 wounded. Police launched investigations and manhunts for the unidentified suspects, with no arrests reported at the time. The attacks occurred days after another shooting near Durban that killed 11 people, highlighting renewed concerns over violent crime.
