### [2026-09-26](/feed/2026/09/26/index.md)

##### Crime in South Africa
# 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. 




### Sources:

1. [CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/27/africa/south-africa-shooting-tavern-intl-hnk)
2. [The Citizen](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/tavern-shooting-near-carletonville/)

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