Police top brass to visit site of Soweto tavern mass shooting

National police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola and minister Bheki Cele will on Monday receive a full report on the mass shooting that claimed 15 lives at a tavern in Nomzamo informal settlement in Orlando East, Soweto.

Mdlalose's tavern in Orlando East, Soweto, where 16 people were shot dead in July 2022. File photo.
Mdlalose's tavern in Orlando East, Soweto, where 16 people were shot dead in July 2022. File photo. (Phathu Luvhengo)

National police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola and minister Bheki Cele will on Monday receive a full report on the mass shooting that claimed 15 lives at a tavern in Nomzamo informal settlement in Orlando East, Soweto.

After the private briefing at the Orlando police station, a site visit to the crime scene will be conducted.

A manhunt is underway for the gunmen who arrived in a Quantum minibus taxi and started shooting randomly at tavern patrons in the early hours on Sunday.  They were armed with rifles and 9mm pistols.

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