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Spate of mass shootings in South Africa killing dozens in one week
The story so farTwo separate mass shootings struck South Africa on Saturday night — one at a tavern in Carletonville near Johannesburg killing at least 18 people (after one more victim died in hospital on Monday), and another in Cape Town killing at least 10 — bringing the combined death toll to at least 28 in a single night. The Carletonville tavern shooting death toll rose to 18 on Monday after an additional victim died in hospital, South African police confirmed. Police in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, are separately investigating the discovery of the body of an 11th woman, intensifying concern over South Africa's femicide crisis and alleged impunity for killers.
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How it developed
Spate of mass shootings in South Africa killing dozens in one week
- Two separate mass shootings struck South Africa on Saturday night — one at a tavern in Carletonville near Johannesburg killing at least 18 people (after one more victim died in hospital on Monday), and another in Cape Town killing at least 10 — bringing the combined death toll to at least 28 in a single night.
- The Carletonville tavern shooting death toll rose to 18 on Monday after an additional victim died in hospital, South African police confirmed.
- Police in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, are separately investigating the discovery of the body of an 11th woman, intensifying concern over South Africa's femicide crisis and alleged impunity for killers.
Mass shootings in South African townships kill 27
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