"The shooting occurred in what Mathe described as an illegal shebeen or bar within a hostel at about 4:30am (02:30 GMT), with three gunmen indiscriminately firing at a group of men who were drinking. Police were not alerted until about 6am (04:00 GMT). They said a manhunt had been launched and that the motive was as yet unknown. South Africa, the continent's most industrialised nation, is grappling with entrenched crime and corruption driven by organised networks."
"We are having a serious challenge when it comes to these illegal and unlicensed liquor premises, Mathe said, adding that they are where most mass shootings occur. Innocent people also get caught up in the crossfire, she told public broadcaster SABC. In October, two teenagers were killed and five wounded in a gangrelated shooting in Johannesburg, the country's financial capital. In another incident in May, gunmen killed eight customers at a tavern in the southeastern city of Durban."
Gunmen opened fire at about 4:30am in an illegal shebeen within a hostel in Saulsville township west of Pretoria, killing at least 12 people and wounding 25, with 14 taken to hospital. Three minors were among the dead, including a three-year-old, a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. Police were not alerted until about 6am and have launched a manhunt; the motive remains unknown. South Africa records one of the world's highest murder rates, driven by organised networks, robberies and gang violence, and illegal liquor premises are frequently linked to mass shootings.
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