Seven killed, three injured in Marikana shooting linked to extortion; manhunt ongoing.

Early on Saturday, January 17, 2026, a shooting in Marikana, a township close to Cape Town, South Africa, resulted in seven fatalities and three injuries. The attack, according to police, was connected to extortion and is a part of a larger increase in violent crime in the area, especially in the gang-heavy Cape Flats. A manhunt is in progress and no one has been taken into custody. With over 2,000 murders reported in the Cape Flats region in the first nine months of 2025, the incident heightens worries about South Africa's rising homicide rate.