In Westbury, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, two men were killed in shootings on September 7 and 8. Gauteng provincial police said the motives for both murders have not yet been established, and no arrests have been made in the cases.
According to Daily Maverick, on the morning of September 7, two young men shot dead 53-year-old school transport driver Abdulraazaak Mohamed Mulla. The attack took place after he had dropped off schoolchildren and was preparing to park the vehicle near an apartment building.
According to Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko, the attackers fired several shots at Mulla and then fled in a blue Volkswagen Polo. The man was pronounced dead at the scene; he was buried at West Park Cemetery later that evening.
The second murder occurred nearby
Less than 24 hours after Mulla’s burial, a 37-year-old man was shot dead on a neighboring street. Police said the investigation into the second murder is ongoing.
One local resident, who wished to remain anonymous, told journalists that he heard at least 17 gunshots. According to him, after the shooting he saw two men running along a street where children were playing football.
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Members of the South African National Defence Force and investigators from the South African Police Service were at the scene of the second murder, examining the site.
Gang violence in the area
It is currently unknown whether the two latest murders are connected to the ongoing gang conflict in Westbury. Residents say gang violence there has reached its worst level in a long time. The Varados and Fast Guns groups operate in the area, and graffiti marking their territory can be seen on walls.
The latest murders occurred several weeks after a series of shootings in which 10 young people were killed. Westbury covers an area of less than one square kilometer, and its residents have suffered from gang violence for decades.
Independent policing and crime analyst David Bruce, citing South African Police Service data, said that 58 gang-related murders were recorded in Gauteng during the 2025/26 financial year. Local activist Bridgette Mannick called drug dealers a serious problem for the community and urged parents to respond if their children are involved in criminal activity.
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