Eight people have been killed and three others injured during a mass shooting at a birthday party in Gqeberha Eastern Cape

Eight people have been killed and three others injured during a mass shooting at a birthday party in Gqeberha Eastern Cape.

You will agree with me that South Africa has one of the highest gun crime rates in the world but random mass shootings are uncommon.

“These victims were killed by criminals, and we will not rest until we find out what happened and who was responsible for [this] callous and cold-blooded attack on these unsuspecting victims,” said Eastern Cape Police Commissioner Nomthetheleli Lillian Mene.

“We know everybody is angry and would love that we respond quickly, but we request a little bit of space so that we do the work thoroughly,” he told reporters in Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth.