Nomzamo section in Orlando, Soweto is reeling from the mass killing that shocked the country and the world.
Cele says police are now hunting five suspects who are believed to be from KwaNongoma in KwaZulu-Natal. Among the fifteen people who died were siblings Sithembiso and Luyanda Mtjoli, originally from uMzimkhulu in KwaZulu-Natal. While Police Minister Bheki Cele and other top brass visited the area on Monday.
Neighbours of the Mdlalose's Tavern in Orlando East, Soweto, where 15 people were massacred in the early hours of Sunday morning, have painted a picture of ...
It is believed that they were patrons of the same tavern. Unfortunately, the two people I took to hospital died this morning.โ He left the tavern an hour before the incident took place.โ
It was the latest mass casualty event at taverns in South Africa in recent weeks. Also Saturday, four people were shot dead and eight wounded at a tavern in ...
โLater, I went outside and saw five dead bodies outside the tavern,โ she said. There is no indication that any of the mass casualty events are connected. Also Saturday, four people were shot dead and eight wounded at a tavern in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal Province.
The victims are believed to be between 19 and 35 years old, with several more in a critical condition.
You can also get in touch in the following ways: Were you in the area? People in the community are afraid, she said, and she has no idea who might be behind it. The gunmen may be among the crowd, he said, and they may target this witness next. They were pinned back by yellow police tape, as forensics went about the grim business of retrieving evidence from inside the bar. The crowds were gathered around Mdlalose's Tavern under a typically cloudless winter sky in Soweto - some here to mourn, others just to gawk.
Gauteng police say the circumstances surrounding a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 15 people in Soweto are being investigated.
Mawela added that the motive for the shooting is unknown at this stage and no arrests have been made. JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 15 people, wounding at least nine others in Soweto. Gauteng police say the circumstances surrounding a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 15 people in Soweto are being investigated.