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Two Mass Shootings in South Africa Result in 27 Fatalities
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- Sep 28, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
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South African authorities have raised the death toll from two weekend mass shootings to 28 after another victim died in hospital
Two separate mass shootings in South Africa have left 27 people dead and raised concerns about rising gun violence in the country.
South Africa’s mass-shooting crisis is a product of institutional decay and not isolated tragedies, analysts say,