The first incident occurred when eight gunmen armed with assault rifles entered a bar west of Johannesburg and shot 17 people. A separate shooting took place at an entertainment venue in a township outside Cape Town.

Gunmen killed at least 27 people in two mass shootings in South Africa’s two largest cities, police said Sunday, in the latest violence to strike the crime-weary country

Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people.

Two separate mass shootings in South Africa kill at least 27, with 17 dead in Wedela and 10 in Lwandle, as police hunt suspects.

Two separate mass shootings in South Africa kill at least 27, with 17 dead in Wedela and 10 in Lwandle, as police hunt suspects.

South African police search for suspects after 27 killed in two shootings amid ongoing gang violence and organised crime challenges. Read more at straitstimes.com.