Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt General Sizakhele Dyantyi, has established a multi-disciplinary team led by serious violent crime detectives to investigate after 10 people were shot and killed in Lwandle in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Official police reports indicate that gunmen entered an entertainment place that also sells braaied meat (shisanyama) at approximately 01:46 and shot at patrons.

As a consequence, five individuals died on the scene while five others succumbed to injuries sustained after being transported to medical facilities. Eleven others are receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained.

Detectives are hard at work in search of the perpetrators of the shooting incident, with no arrests made yet.

The identities of the deceased persons will be released once their next of kin are informed.

Deployments to the area have been ramped up while the search for the gunmen continues.

Anyone with information that could assist the police investigation is urged to contact CrimeStop on 08600 10111 or utilise the MySAPSApp. All information received will be handled in strict confidence.

The mass shooting in Lwandle comes after four men were shot and killed in a separate shooting in Khayelitsha on Saturday night.