Gunmen kill 10 people in South Africa shooting: police

South African Police Department (SAPS) Anti-kidnapping unit officers stand guard as a resident looks through a folder before presenting his documents during a raid in a highjacked building in the Johannesburg CBD on December 18, 2025. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP)

• Unknown gunmen killed 10 people and wounded 10 others in a shooting at a township near Johannesburg, police said Sunday

JOHANNESBURG: Unknown gunmen killed 10 people and wounded 10 others in a shooting at a township near Johannesburg, police said Sunday.
The motive for the shooting at Bekkersdal, 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of the city, was also unknown, police told AFP.
“Some victims were randomly shot in the streets by unknown gunmen,” a police statement said.