Johannesburg, Dec 21: ​​​​​​​In another massacre, a gunman killed at least 10 people and wounded several others in a township outside Johannesburg, police said on Sunday.

It’s the second gruesome incident involving mass shooting in South Africa this month.

According to the SA police, the motive for the attack in Bekkersdal, 25 miles southwest of the city, was not clear yet. "Some victims were randomly shot in the streets by unknown gunmen," a police statement said.

"Ten people were found dead while several have sustained critical injuries in their body.They were rushed to hospitals for treatment", Brigadier Brenda Muridili, police spokesperson for Gauteng province said.

The shooting took place near a tavern or informal bar in Bekkersdal, an impoverished area near some of South Africa's major gold mines.

Worth mentioning, unidentified gunmen stormed a hostel near the capital Pretoria, killing a dozen people including a three-year-old child On December 6.