2026-09-26 a37997663c8b9ec77b9da8e51610d42f2b212a73 /feed/2026/09/26/seventeen-people-are-killed-and-15-more-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-carried-out-by-eight-gunmen-at-the-kwanoxolo-tave Seventeen people are killed and 15 more are injured in a mass shooting carried out by eight gunmen at the KwaNoxolo tavern in Bekkersdal, Westonaria near Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. Police launch a manhunt for the gunmen. 1790626231 2026-09-26 72624b770adb54737f42763b76c17590eac21e08 /feed/2026/09/26/seventeen-people-are-killed-and-15-more-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-carried-out-by-eight-gunmen-at-a-tavern-in-carlet Seventeen people are killed and 15 more are injured in a mass shooting carried out by eight gunmen at a tavern in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. Police launch a manhunt for the gunmen. 1790619022 2026-09-26 de5e7414e10faecd31b293cc744757b1184b8a27 /feed/2026/09/26/seventeen-people-are-killed-and-15-more-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-carried-out-by-eight-gunmen-at-a-tavern-in-carletonvi Seventeen people are killed and 15 more injured in a mass shooting carried out by eight gunmen at a tavern in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. Police launch a manhunt for the gunmen. 1790604624 2026-09-26 500dd54f7c3bdf547ae052108d3df859a2f52528 8 Carletonville 37 /wiki/carletonville Crime in South Africa 1 /wiki/crime%20in%20south%20africa Gauteng 71 /wiki/gauteng Police 172 /wiki/south%20african%20police%20service South Africa 116 /wiki/south%20africa illegal gold mining 317 /wiki/illegal%20mining manhunt 239 /wiki/manhunt%20(law%20enforcement) mass shooting 2 /wiki/list%20of%20mass%20shootings%20in%20south%20africa tavern 14 /wiki/tavern Carletonville Crime in South Africa Gauteng Police South Africa illegal gold mining manhunt mass shooting tavern Crime in South Africa 2026-09-27 b04c0b014c90fde241e57dc74934bc2c28c296c4 /feed/2026/09/27/three-people-are-killed-and-four-more-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-after-an-altercation-at-a-strip-club-in-detroit-michig Three people are killed and four more injured in a mass shooting after an altercation at a strip club in Detroit, Michigan, United States. 1790626231 2026-09-27 d844771204b5f004c131af55f12d500f179e3084 18 Crime in South Africa Police South Africa mass shooting 4 /feed/2026/09/27/ten-people-are-killed-and-11-others-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-store-in-lwandle-city-of-cape-town-south-afric Ten people are killed and 11 others are injured in a mass shooting at a store in Lwandle, City of Cape Town, South Africa. Police search for the perpetrators. A business dispute is suspected to be the main motive. 2026-09-19 ebdcf57ee1c3e6ef5b95cb1df4f6810e9a26dbdc 17 Gauteng Police South Africa 3 /feed/2026/09/19/south-africans-hold-memorial-runs-and-protests-after-police-find-the-bodies-of-nine-women-in-ekurhuleni-gauteng-over-t South Africans hold memorial runs and protests after police find the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, over two months. Police investigate possible links between the killings, which renew public concern over violence against women. 2026-04-23 0b527ef012827236ab83b33612e7977370d68388 24 Police South Africa 2 /feed/2026/04/23/south-african-president-cyril-ramaphosa-suspends-national-police-commissioner-fannie-masemola-pending-investigation-into South African president Cyril Ramaphosa suspends national police commissioner Fannie Masemola pending investigation into allegations of procurement violations linked to a R332 million (US$20 million) police health services tender. 2025-12-30 21eeaa4ac64d106d228defe3944557c2e8cc8557 13 Police South Africa 2 /feed/2025/12/30/the-south-african-police-service-confirms-at-least-41-young-men-were-killed-from-circumcision-procedures-during-traditio The South African Police Service confirms at least 41 young men were killed from circumcision procedures during traditional initiation activities over the past two months in South Africa. 2025-12-28 de19f8c60c39ea6bcb0559730b4a1b04f3c8f2de /feed/2025/12/28/six-people-including-a-two-year-old-girl-are-killed-and-three-others-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-beach-in-puer Six people, including a two-year-old girl, are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a beach in Puerto López, Manabí Province, Ecuador. 1767561024 2025-12-28 6ff78ba2191db08f5ed50764e7257823258345d7 /feed/2025/12/28/three-people-including-a-toddler-are-killed-and-three-others-are-injured-and-hospitalized-when-a-building-collapses-in Three people, including a toddler, are killed and three others are injured and hospitalized when a building collapses in Soweto, South Africa. 1767078456 2025-12-28 3cb497074081f1c83465a458f1d05a0b4242bddc 8 Gauteng South Africa 2 /feed/2025/12/28/three-people-including-a-toddler-are-killed-and-three-others-are-injured-when-a-building-collapses-in-soweto-gauteng Three people, including a toddler, are killed and three others are injured when a building collapses in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa. 2025-08-1 9f66792ae287896246ad43f70788dd8faae6dbbd 16 Police South Africa 2 /feed/2025/08/1/south-african-police-arrest-nearly-1000-undocumented-miners-at-a-gold-mine-in-barberton-mpumalanga South African police arrest nearly 1,000 undocumented miners at a gold mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. 2025-06-14 cb55939899186f058f5fd7964c2c67353741e5fd 8 Police South Africa 2 /feed/2025/06/14/the-death-toll-from-flooding-caused-by-a-winter-storm-in-the-eastern-cape-south-africa-earlier-this-week-increases-to The death toll from flooding caused by a winter storm in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, earlier this week increases to 86, as police continue to find bodies in the water. 2025-05-23 60b6d1ac3337db0caea495f0ab3f92ab9573ff70 /feed/2025/05/23/at-least-260-miners-are-trapped-after-a-collapse-at-the-kdc-uranium-mine-near-carletonville-gauteng-south-africa At least 260 miners are trapped after a collapse at the KDC uranium mine near Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. 1748015116 2025-05-23 e922bff8f3e5041fd6d4c19d11ac4dcf10bc1811 /feed/2025/05/23/at-least-260-miners-are-trapped-after-a-collapse-at-the-kloof-mine-in-johannesburg-south-africa At least 260 miners are trapped after a collapse at the Kloof mine in Johannesburg, South Africa. 1748007880 2025-05-23 af681353cbae8f72f88d526f4ce4a99941dfb6c0 7 Carletonville Gauteng South Africa 3 /feed/2025/05/23/at-least-260-miners-are-trapped-after-a-collapse-at-the-kdc-gold-mine-near-carletonville-gauteng-south-africa At least 260 miners are trapped after a collapse at the KDC gold mine near Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. 2025-01-16 dec198cf0b947e96fa50e194a597c1c2a3cf4451 /feed/2025/01/16/nine-more-bodies-of-illegal-miners-trapped-inside-a-gold-mine-in-stilfontein-south-africa-are-recovered-by-police Nine more bodies of illegal miners trapped inside a gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, are recovered by police. 1737047529 2025-01-16 ec80d22ee8d5b278882b0d9225fe19babf66ac87 13 Police South Africa illegal gold mining 3 /feed/2025/01/16/the-bodies-of-nine-illegal-miners-trapped-inside-a-gold-mine-in-stilfontein-south-africa-are-recovered-by-police The bodies of nine illegal miners trapped inside a gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, are recovered by police. 2025-01-15 1822c4ae8a76ab7cdb1c4117066670f593f4d520 11 Police South Africa illegal gold mining 3 /feed/2025/01/15/seventy-eight-bodies-of-workers-are-retrieved-from-a-closed-illegal-gold-mine-in-stilfontein-north-west-province-south Seventy-eight bodies of workers are retrieved from a closed illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, North West Province, South Africa following a months-long siege by police. Over 200 survivors are arrested as they exit the mine. /feed/2026/09/26/eighteen-people-are-killed-and-14-more-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-carried-out-by-eight-gunmen-at-a-tavern-in-carleto Reuters 26 3ce7c23fa49f96b64291b2bff43fe76350f908a5 9 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-african-police-death-toll-weekend-tavern-shooting-rises-18-2026-09-28/ 2026 The Citizen 26 101bb23aeae49436a19348c4ac8819780602df98 9 https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/tavern-shooting-near-carletonville/ 2026 Eighteen people are killed and 14 more are injured in a mass shooting carried out by eight gunmen at a tavern in Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. Police launch a manhunt for the gunmen. It is suspected that the shooting is linked to a dispute over illegal gold mining.