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Separate mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 people dead
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- Sep 27, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC
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The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
South African police have launched a search for suspects after 17 people were found dead at a tavern southwest of Johannesburg. A separate tavern shooting near Cape Town left 10 dead.
No arrests had been made in the two shootings, which came just five days after another mass shooting in a township killed at least 11 people.