Gauteng police launched a manhunt for eight unidentified armed men after a tavern shooting in Extension 3, Wedela, West Rand District, at about 21:30 on Saturday, 26 September 2026 [E1]. South African police said Sunday that 17 people were killed and 15 wounded in that township attack outside Johannesburg [E3].
IOL, citing the South African Police Service, placed the same mass shooting at the Wedela tavern at approximately 9.30pm [E5]. Emergency medical services declared 13 males and four females dead at the scene, and the police statement posted on X said the motive was not known [E8].
Official police reports said gunmen later entered an entertainment place that also sells braaied meat (shisanyama) at approximately 01:46 and shot at patrons [E2]. Five people were killed at that scene, while five others later died from their injuries after being taken to medical facilities [E6].
Euronews reported Sunday that two mass shootings in South Africa left at least 27 people dead, according to police [E4]. WBAL, carrying the same police line, said two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people [E7].