Police said that a BMW SUV approached the restaurant in Melville firing multiple shots at patrons sitting outside Poppy's restaurant, killing two women. It's believed that before the shooting there was an altercation between some patrons.
Meanwhile, in a separate shooting in Johannesburg gunmen opened fired randomly from the M1 bridge, wounding 11 people attending a New Year's concert below. Police are calling for anyone with information to come forward.
Police spokesperson Mathapelo Peters said that they had leads. "We've been fortunate in the sense that there were a number of cameras around, so we've been able to collect CCTV footage as part of our evidence and we've also spoken to a number of witnesses who were in the area."