Cape Town, Oct 18
Seven men were killed in a mass shooting in Cape Town, Western Cape Province of South Africa, on Friday night, local police confirmed on Saturday.
In the statement, Provincial Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile expressed concern about the level of violence and appealed to community members to assist the police by sharing any information that could aid the investigation.
In September, mounting gun violence in Cape Town, which had claimed at least a dozen lives across the metropolis in over one week, prompted the local government to shut down selected minibus taxi routes for 30 days.
The closure had hit thousands of daily commuters. Minibus taxis are the primary form of public transport in South Africa, carrying millions of passengers every day