Three men were killed in an alleged arson attack in a shack in Ndevana, just outside King Williams Town, in the early hours of the morning.
The fire is suspected to be a result of an ongoing fued between community members.
The three men - aged between of 17 and 27 - are relatives. They were in one shack when the fire started.
The parents, who were sleeping in their home in front of the shack, say they were woken by a neighbor who spotted the inferno. They lost a son, 17, a grandson, 15, and a nephew, 27 to the fire.
Police suspect that petrol was used to burn the shack.