Overview
- A 28-year-old patron in Masoyi, Mpumalanga, shot a DJ who refused to keep playing music and then fatally shot himself, police said.
- Officers found two bodies on the tavern floor and opened a murder case along with an inquest.
- Acting Deputy National Police Commissioner Khosi Senthumule urged tighter cooperation with community policing forums at a Tavern Safety Summit in Soweto.
- Authorities say more than 40 people have been killed and over 30 injured in tavern-related shootings since January, including recent cases in Saulsville and Bekkersdal.
- Senthumule called on community leaders to help tackle root causes so liquor venues become safer social spaces.