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Evening Wrap: Twin South Africa shootings kill 27; police arrest first Wedela tavern suspect

Published 10:00 PM CT, Sunday, September 27, 2026 · Updated 10:12 PM CT
In the Evening Wrap update

At least 27 people were killed in two overnight mass shootings in South Africa, Deutsche Welle reported Sunday, citing police. Gunmen armed with AK-47s and pistols killed 17 and wounded 15 at a tavern in Wedela near Carletonville west of Johannesburg on Saturday night; a separate attack at an entertainment venue in Lwandle, Cape Town, killed 10 and wounded 11, Eyewitness News and SAPS said. South African police later arrested a man in Tzaneen, Limpopo, believed linked to the Wedela tavern massacre, PrimeTime News reported, citing Gauteng Police Commissioner Gen. Tommy Mthombeni; a manhunt continued for eight other gunmen, and no Lwandle arrests were reported.

• South Africa
• Wedela
• Carletonville
• Lwandle
• Cape Town
• Mass shooting
• AK-47
• Tommy Mthombeni
• Gauteng
• Western Cape
• Crime
• Police manhunt