Illegal Lesotho miners’ rivalry at centre of tavern bloodbath
Fifteen innocent patrons in the wrong place at the wrong time as rival gang member hunted down in Soweto local
17 July 2022 - 00:00
A raging feud, characterised by initiation and revenge killings between two rival illegal mining gangs from Lesotho, is believed to be at the centre of last weekend's horrific shooting at Mdlalose’s tavern in Soweto, which claimed 16 lives...
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