14 people shot dead in Soweto tavern, 9 taken to hospital

Police have confirmed that 14 people have been killed in a Nomzamo Park tavern in Soweto.

Nine people are currently in hospital due to multiple injuries sustained.

Orlando police station commander Brigadier Nonhlanhla Kubeka said investigations are still taking place at the scene and more information will be released soon.

Four killed, nine injured in another tavern tragedy in Pietermaritzburg

Four people have been killed and another eight are in critical condition after yet another tavern shooting, this time in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala told News24 that the four were killed around 20:30 on Saturday at a tavern in Sweet Waters.

The incident follows a shooting just after midnight on Sunday in Soweto where 14 people were shot and killed in Nomzamo Park tavern.

Nine people are currently in hospital due to multiple injuries sustained.

Both incidents come after the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy, a shebeen in East London, Eastern Cape, where 21 people died on 26 June.

Two killed, four wounded in tavern shooting in Katlehong

Two people were killed, and four others were wounded in another tavern shooting in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni at the weekend.

"It is reported that four men, of which one of them was armed with 9mm pistols entered the tavern and started shooting randomly at patrons," Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello said.

Sello said two died on the scene and four others were transported to hospital.

2022/07/10
Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Gauteng

Police are on the look-out for unknown suspects following an apparent random shooting incident at a local tavern in Nomzamo Informal Settlement, Orlando East.

It is reported that on 10 July 2022 at about 00:30, a group of men armed with rifles and 9mm pistols entered the tavern and started shooting randomly at the patrons who were sitting inside. 23 people were shot, 12 of whom were declared dead on the scene, while 11 were rushed to a nearby hospital. Two more were later declared dead at the hospital.

The police opened 14 cases of murder and nine of attempted murder.

The Provincial Commissioner of the police in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela has condemned the incident and urged the team of detectives led by Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Crime Detection, Major General Mbuso Khumalo to pull out all stops in ensuring that the perpetrators are arrested and brought to book.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or have information that could lead to the apprehension of the suspects, is urged to report on the crime stop hotline at 08600 10111 or by giving a tip-off on the MySAPS app. All information received will be treated as strictly confidential.

2022/07/10
Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner KwaZulu-Natal

The Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has deployed maximum resources following the shooting last night at the Samkelisiwe Tavern in Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg last night.

At about 20:30 two men entered the tavern and randomly opened fire on the patrons resulting in at least 12 people being shot. Two people died at the scene and two died later while the other eight have been admitted in hospital for treatment.

The deceased are aged between 30 and 45. Charges of murder and attempted murder are being investigated currently.

The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has condemned shooting and he has deployed members of Crime Intelligence, forensic experts as well as a tactical unit to form part of an investigation team led by the Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit.

"The team will be working around the clock to track down and bring to book those responsible for this shooting", said General Mkhwanazi.

In the meantime, we are appealing to anyone who may be able to assist with information which could assist police in the successful investigation of this case.

People with information may contact Crime Stop on ‪08600 10111 or on MySAPSApp, an application which can be downloaded on any Android or iPhone.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences at the deaths by shooting of 15 people in a Soweto tavern and the murder of four people under similar circumstances in Pietermaritzburg.

President Ramaphosa offers his sympathies to the families of the people who have lost their lives in the two incidents, and wishes injured survivors a speedy recovery.

The President also urges security agencies and community members to work together to urgently bring the perpetrators of the two attacks to book.

The President said: “As a nation, we cannot allow violent criminals to terrorise us in this way, regardless of where such incidents may occur.

“As government, citizens and structures of civil society we must all work together even more closely to improve social and economic conditions in communities, reduce violent crime and stamp out the illicit circulation of firearms.

“Every single violent death is unacceptable and worrying, and killings on the scale we have seen in Soweto, Pietermaritzburg and previously Khayelitsha must spur us into a collective effort to build communities and make South Africa an unsafe place for criminals.”

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