Event Brief
South Africa mass shooting death toll rises to 28
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 28, 2026 at 9:06 PM ET
Summary: South African authorities raised the combined death toll from two mass shootings over the weekend to 28 after another victim died in hospital. Seventeen people were killed in the first attack in Wedela township near Johannesburg, when gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles stormed a tavern, shot patrons inside and outside, searched some victims for phones, and escaped in two vehicles.
WHO: South African authorities
WHAT: Combined death toll from two weekend mass shootings rises to 28 after a victim dies in hospital.
WHEN: Sep 28, 2026
WHERE: Wedela township near Johannesburg, South Africa
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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