South Africa manhunt after weekend shootings kill 27, week's toll hits 38

South African police said eight gunmen armed with AK-47s and pistols killed 17 people late Saturday at a tavern in Wedela township near Johannesburg, wounding 15 more; gunmen took cellphones from victims and torched two cars before fleeing. A separate shooting near Cape Town before dawn Sunday killed about 10 more, bringing the weekend total to at least 27. No arrests have been made. A shooting near Durban five days earlier killed at least 11 people, putting the week's township shooting toll at at least 38.