27 Killed in Two Mass Shootings in South Africa
Police are searching for multiple suspects after one attack at a tavern and another at a shisanyama left dozens wounded.
- On Saturday night and early Sunday, gunmen killed at least 27 people in separate mass shootings at a tavern in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg, and an entertainment venue in Lwandle, near Cape Town, the South African Police Service reported.
- These incidents follow a mass shooting last week in Durban, South Africa, that killed 11 people, reflecting recurring violence at entertainment venues often linked to illegal mining turf wars and organized criminal networks.
- Eight gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles carried out the Wedela attack; authorities mobilized specialized units to trace suspects, but no arrests have been made despite a 400,000 rand reward offered for information.
- Authorities have opened multiple murder and attempted murder cases, increasing police deployments to affected communities while detectives search for the gunmen in an ongoing manhunt.
- South Africa records roughly 60 murders daily, placing it among the world's highest homicide rates; crime is expected to be a key issue in November's local elections.
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South Africa has experienced a wave of violence, including the massive use of firearms in the streets of major cities, and according to the country ' s police, two mass shootings were recorded in the provinces of Gauteng and the Western Cape Province of South Africa during the weekend alone, resulting in at least 27 deaths.
Twenty-seven deaths in a few hours in two taverns that are 1,200 kilometres away. From Rand gold to gang racket, this weekend's massacres in Wedela and Lwandle also tell the long history of South Africa. Thirty-two years after the end of apartheid, the new political elite does not seem able to carry a rule of law... The article South Africa: from pata pata to zama zamas appeared first on Causeur.
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West Hawaii TodaySouth Africa reels from two shootings that kill 27 in one night
JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN — South African police were on Sunday hunting the perpetrators of two separate shootings that killed 27 people within hours of each other, highlighting the country’s rampant gun violence.
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