Overview
- The attack unfolded early Sunday at the KwaNoxolo tavern in Bekkersdal, roughly 40 kilometers west of Johannesburg.
- Authorities reported conflicting death tolls, with a police statement citing nine fatalities and a police spokeswoman telling AFP that ten people were killed.
- About 12 assailants opened fire after arriving in a white minibus and a silver sedan and continued shooting as they fled, according to police.
- Roughly ten people were hospitalized, and police say some victims were shot in nearby streets; one of the dead was a ride-hailing driver outside the pub.
- Gauteng serious-crime units have launched a manhunt, appealed for public tips, noted the tavern had required permits, and have not identified a motive.