Four shot dead in Durban

Four people were shot dead in Durban’s Umlazi township in the early hours of Saturday morning, KwaZulu-Natal police said.


Spokeswoman Captain Nqobile Gwala confirmed that there was a shooting incident but could not provide further details.

It is understood that four people were shot in a house in G-section, Umlazi. The gunmen then attacked a neighbouring tavern. At least eight people were reported wounded.

KwaZulu-Natal social development MEC Weziwe Thusi was visiting the victims on Saturday morning. More details were not immediately available.

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