Death toll in Mpumalanga tavern shooting rises to eight

The death toll in a mass shooting at a tavern in Pienaar in Mpumalanga has risen to eight.Earlier on Saturday police in the province confirmed the deaths of at least six people in the shooting outside Mbombela, saying one woman and five men were shot dead at the tavern in the early hours of Saturday.Five other victims — three men and two women — were taken to hospital, where one male and one female succumbed to their injuries.SAPS spokesperson in the province Col Donald Mdhluli confirmed the incident, saying police were investigating the matter.“There was a shooting incident in…