Wedela mining township rocked by mass shooting

The aftermath of a deadly shooting was documented in the mining township of Wedela, Gauteng Province, South Africa, on 27 September 2026 — the day after 17 people were killed in a bar attack on Saturday night, according to local media reports.

At least 17 people were killed when gunmen opened fire inside a bar in the mining township of Wedela, Gauteng Province, South Africa, on the night of Saturday, 26 September 2026, according to local media reports.

Officials and investigators were seen working at the shooting scene in Wedela, Gauteng Province, on 27 September 2026, a day after the attack that reportedly left 17 people dead in what local media described as a targeted bar shooting.

Authorities continued to process the crime scene in Wedela, a mining township in Gauteng Province, on 27 September 2026, as South Africa mourned 17 victims of one of the deadliest bar shootings in the region in recent memory, according to local media reports.

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