South African police are searching for about 12 gunmen after a deadly shooting at a tavern in Bekkersdal, a township near Johannesburg. The attackers arrived in two cars around 1 a.m. local time on Sunday and opened fire on tavern guests. They also shot randomly as they fled. Nine people died and ten were injured in the attack. Police confirmed the tavern was licensed. South Africa has a high murder rate, with 45 killings per 100,000 people, according to 2023-24 data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.