“Think for Your Safety”: Joburg Man Shares Concern After Three Mass Shootings Leave 28 Dead

• Robert Delport Krisch, a Johannesburg business owner, posted an emotional video calling for the death penalty after a deadly week of mass shootings across South Africa
• Three separate mass shootings in Carletonville, Strand and KwaMakhutha left 28 people dead within days of each other in September 2026
• South Africans flooded the comments to share their frustration over rising violent crime and government inaction

A Johannesburg business owner posted a raw, emotional video on 27 September 2026 demanding the reinstatement of the death penalty after a devastating week of mass shootings left 28 people dead across South Africa.

Robert Delport Krisch, owner of B and N Metalworks and founder of Punisher Slapfight, filmed himself at home with an SABC News broadcast playing behind him after a mass shooting claimed 17 lives.

"In one week we've had 28 people mass murdered and all these clowns can say we will follow you till in the sea," he said, visibly frustrated. "When are the people of South Africa going to wake up and smell the coffee? Bring back the death penalty."

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Krisch then made his message deeply personal. He revealed that his own mother was murdered in 2005.

"I know the pain it is to lose a relative that was murdered," he said. "So I can imagine what these poor people are going through and all our government can do is talk, talk, talk."

28 dead in three separate massacres

The three shootings that sparked his outrage took place across three provinces. On Tuesday, 22 September, gunmen attacked a house party in KwaMakhutha, Umlazi, near Durban, killing 11 people, including a pregnant woman.

Then on Saturday, 26 September, eight armed men stormed Dora's Tavern in Wedela Township, Carletonville, shooting indiscriminately and setting two vehicles alight, leaving 17 dead and 15 injured.

Hours later, in the early morning of 27 September, gunmen opened fire on patrons at a shisanyama in Lwandle Township, Strand, near Cape Town, killing 10 people and injuring 11. The South African Police Service has deployed specialist detective teams across all three provinces but had made no arrests at the time the video was posted.

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These incidents pushed the total number of people killed in South African mass shootings to at least 196 since January 2026, according to available tallies.

Krisch also called on voters to think carefully at the next election.

"November, when you vote, think. Think for your kids, think for your future, think for your safety."

Watch the video that sparked the debate below:

Mzansi reacts to the viral clip

South Africans rallied behind Krisch's message in the comments section on his Facebook page:

@Lazaza Khibidu wrote:

"10000% you are right."

@Phil King Maphoto said:

"I agree with you about that. Black and white people should stand together to defeat this."

@Ruben Groenewald commented:

"The ANC always think they know better."

@Alex Wagner added:

"I'm so sorry about your mother. I agree with you."

@Senamela Magapa wrote:

"People vote for loyalty, not to build their country's future, but thanks for the message, brother."

@Heath Charsley shared:

"If a country is divided against itself, it will not stand. Mark 3:24."

@Maele Konkekuhle Ngam Matsimane said:

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More on violent crime in South Africa

• Briefly News recently reported on an 11th woman's body found in Ekurhuleni, as the serial killer probe intensified in Springs.
• A young woman was shot dead in Thembisa while reportedly on her way to work, with police still searching for the suspects.
• CCTV footage captured Dunoon shopkeepers hiding under the counter as gunfire erupted during an alleged extortion attack, leaving South Africans fuming.

Source: Briefly News