Confirming the incident - Gauteng Police Commissioner, Elias Mawela says the unknown gunmen randomly opened fire at the patrons.
It’s understood nine others have been wounded in the mass shooting which took place in the early hours of Sunday morning near the Nomzamo informal settlement.
"It happened around 12:30 this morning, unfortunately, 12 died on the scene and another one died on arrival and the 14th one also died after admission," said Mawela. The shooting comes exactly two weeks after the tragic deaths of 22 people at a tavern in East London.
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