Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
Twenty-seven people were killed in two separate mass shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town over the weekend. South African authorities are investigating potential motives, including robbery and gang-related turf wars involving illegal mining groups.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing crisis of gang-related gun violence and organized crime in South Africa.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Gunmen torched vehicles as they fled the scene of a mass shooting at bar near Johannesburg
Twenty-seven people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country.
Seventeen people were killed when eight gunmen stormed a bar close to Johannesburg on Saturday evening, with 15 more injured.
In a separate shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 people were killed outside an entertainment venue in a township near Cape Town and a further 11 were injured.
South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world and has struggled to contain gang-related gun violence in recent years. Police have not given a definitive motive for either of the latest attacks.
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