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.