Bekkersdal made headlines after a mass shooting at a pub left 9 dead and 10 injured. The township, established in 1945 for mine workers, is in Gauteng.
Early Sunday, gunmen opened fire at KwaNoxolo tavern in Bekkersdal township near Johannesburg, killing nine and wounding ten. About 12 suspects in two vehicles used pistols and an AK-47, shooting patrons inside and on the streets. Police launched a manhunt amid South Africa's ongoing struggle with high violent crime and frequent mass shootings.