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South Africa: Shooting at a workers' hostel, 11 dead (police)

Auteur: AFP

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Afrique du Sud: tirs dans un foyer de travailleurs, 11 morts (police)

Armed men stormed a workers' hostel in Pretoria, the South African capital, on Saturday, killing 11 people including a three-year-old child, police said.

This attack is the latest in a series of mass shootings that have shocked the country of 63 million people, weary of endemic crime.

"I can confirm that a total of 25 people were shot," said police spokeswoman Athlenda Mathe, adding that 14 of them had been hospitalized.

Ten people died at the scene in the township of Saulsville, located 18 km west of Pretoria, and an eleventh died in hospital, according to the same source.

Three armed men entered the establishment at around 04:30 (02:30 GMT) and fired indiscriminately at a group of men who were drinking.

Two teenagers, aged 12 and 16, were among the dead.

This is a "very regrettable incident. The police were only alerted around 6:00 AM," commented Ms. Mathe.

The motive for the shooting remains unknown and no arrests have been made.

South Africa, the most industrialized country on the continent, is grappling with endemic crime and corruption, fueled by organized networks.

While many people legally own firearms for personal protection, the number of illegal weapons in circulation is much higher.

Between April and September, approximately 63 people were killed each day in South Africa, according to police data.

AFP

Auteur: AFP
Publié le: Samedi 06 Décembre 2025

Commentaires (6)

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    Malik il y a 8 heures

    Le pays est trop riche pour qu’ils le laissent entre des mains noirs. Voilà la vérité.

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    Maxi il y a 7 heures

    Le système anglo-saxon favorise la richesse par tous les moyens les gens deviennent sanguinaires. Au Nigéria Afrique du Sud Ghana etc etc la vie n’est pas aussi importante surtout si la religion n’est pas pratiquée correctement

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    Si c'était en France il y a 6 heures

    Haha , on aurait eu droit à tous les commentaires salaces des conards de panafricons !

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    Africain dou dara il y a 5 heures

    c'est extrêmement grave! 11 personnes sont mortes dans une fusillade en Afrique du sud et ca ne fait meme pas la une des journaux sénégalais????

    c'est quand meme terrible.

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    Anna il y a 5 heures

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    Choolapin il y a 2 heures

    Encore ? Ta mère n'intéresse personne

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    Omarsomone il y a 55 minutes

    C'EST souvent parceque ils disent qu'ils leur prennent leurs boulot

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