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BBCSep 27Preview

Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead

The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.

GuardianSep 27Preview

At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say

Seventeen people killed near Johannesburg in suspected ‘illegal goldmining turf war’, as 10 killed in separate incident at barbecue venue near Cape TownTwo separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people, as the country grapples with one of the world’s highest murder rates amid investigations into corruption and criminality within the police.The South African police service said on Sunday that 17 people were killed on Saturday night when eight suspects armed with AK-47 assault rifles and pistols opened fire at a bar in Wedela township, about 50 miles south-west of central Johannesburg. At least 15 other people sustained gunshot injuries in that attack, police said. Continue reading...

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NPRSep 27Preview

South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a week

On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.(Image credit: STR)

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NYTSep 27Preview

At Least 27 Killed in 2 Overnight Mass Shootings in South Africa

These were the latest deadly incidents at bars or taverns in a nation with one of the world’s highest murder rates.

John EligonMurders, Attempted Murders and HomicidesCrime and Criminals

BBCSep 26Preview

Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real?

Thousands of white crosses have been displayed in Washington by an Afrikaner lobby group But South Africa's new ambassador Roelf Meyer says there is not a genocide.

NYTSep 25Preview

African Presidents Call for Permanent African Seats on U.N. Security Council

A host of African leaders including the presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Kenya and Namibia demanded the change while the U.N. Secretary General said the lack of a permanent African seat was “indefensible.”

Ruth MacleanInternational Relationslive-detached

GuardianSep 25Preview

The Guardian view on Trump and Xi: a show of friendship, but no real attempt to address the tensions | Editorial

The Chinese leader’s visit to Washington appears to have done nothing to shift the stalemate in bilateral relations Within days, two high-profile Chinese visitors will arrive in the US – envoys of friendship, as Xi Jinping described them when he met Donald Trump at the White House this week. The giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, will be hosted at Atlanta zoo. Beijing dispatched the first panda pair to the US in 1972 following President Richard Nixon’s landmark visit to China. It uses the animals to indicate satisfaction or displeasure with other nations. But it also charges heftily for their lease: reportedly, around $1m a year per pair. Americans’ views of China have warmed from a pandemic nadir, but are unlikely to be shifted much by two animals, however charming. These days they are more of a token gesture than a striking symbol.It is telling that the announcement was one of the

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GuardianSep 23Preview

Top South African police officer charged with raping woman, 18, and grooming 16-year-old girl

Arrest of Shadrack Sibiya comes as country reels from cases of femicide and alleged police corruption and criminalityOne of South Africa’s most senior police officers has been charged with raping an 18-year-old woman and grooming a 16-year-old girl, as the country’s police face allegations of corruption and failing to tackle violence against women and girls.Shadrack Sibiya, who was already suspended from his role as deputy national police commissioner over allegations he interfered with political killings investigations, was arrested on Monday. He is facing charges of rape, people trafficking, promoting the sexual grooming of a child and two counts of grooming a child. Continue reading...

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Al JazeeraSep 28Preview

Refugees in South Africa fear new attacks as September 30 deadline looms

Refugees in Durban say they have nowhere safe to return to after being forced from a makeshift camp.

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Al JazeeraSep 28Preview

South African police discover body of 11th woman near Johannesburg

Police are investigating the killings in a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world.

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