Two mass shootings in South Africa kill 27

Two separate mass shootings near South Africa's largest cities on September 27, 2026, killed at least 27 people within hours of each other. Seventeen were killed at a tavern southwest of Johannesburg and 10 at a store near Cape Town; police launched a manhunt amid gang-related armed violence.

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At least 27 dead in two mass shootings in South Africa, police say

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Seventeen people killed at township bar near Johannesburg and 10 killed in separate incident at store near Cape Town, officers say Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people, police have said. The South African police service said on Sunday that 17 people had been killed on Saturday night when eight suspects armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols open

Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead

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Two mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 dead Seventeen people were killed in a shooting at a bar to the west of Johannesburg, while 10 people were fatally shot in an attack outside of Cape Town, police said.