Newzroom Afrika/SABC/Staff Reporter- At least 21 people have been shot dead in separate incidences in South African taverns at the weekend.
Newzroom Africa reports that the separate shootings happened in Orlando (15), Kwazulu-Natal (4), and two (2) in Katiehong.
Gauteng provincial police commissioner Elias Mawela confirmed the Gauteng mass shootings.
He says the motive for the shooting has not yet been established.
The shootings follow just after a eNyobeni tavern tragedy, where 21 young people perished in Scenery Park, East london.
The Enyobeni incident sparked a massive debate around underage drinking.
President Cyril Ramaphosa also reiterated that children and teenagers are not permitted to enter drinking establishments such as bars or taverns.
Delivering the eulogy at the Scenery Park Sports Ground President Ramaphosa said, “We express our grief as a nation but we are also here to reflect on the tragedy that has befallen us. The young people we are burying lost their lives in a tavern. A tavern is not a place where young, underage children should be going to. It is a place for older people.”
In Kwazulu-Natal, the owners of a tavern where 4 people were shot dead say they're clueless about the motive behind the incident, adding that there were no squabbles before gunmen randomly opened fire. #Newzroom405's @LindA_MniSii has more.
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