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Gun violence

Witness details deadly Sandton restaurant shootout that killed three people and left four injured

South Africa

Witness details deadly Sandton restaurant shootout that killed three people and left four injured

By Bheki Simelane and Lerato Mutsila

Reality check as gang shootings mar Ramaphosa’s vision for a safer South Africa

Maverick News

Reality check as gang shootings mar Ramaphosa’s vision for a safer South Africa

By Caryn Dolley

Bodies pile up in Nyanga with four gunned down in latest wave of escalating violence

South Africa

Bodies pile up in Nyanga with four gunned down in latest wave of escalating violence

By Velani Ludidi

Four brothers shot, three killed in shooting at initiation school near Butterworth

South Africa

Four brothers shot, three killed in shooting at initiation school near Butterworth

By Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase

President Cyril Ramaphosa's Gun-Spree South Africa turns New Dawn into darkest night

DM168

President Cyril Ramaphosa's Gun-Spree South Africa turns New Dawn into darkest night

By Heather Robertson

America’s obsession over the right to bear arms means many more innocents will die

World

America’s obsession over the right to bear arms means many more innocents will die

By J Brooks Spector

Hollow points – more than 3,000 gun murders in 3 months, but plans to tackle the problem miss critical targets

Maverick News

Hollow points – more than 3,000 gun murders in 3 months, but plans to tackle the problem miss critical targets

By Caryn Dolley

The claim that gun violence is the primary cause of murder in South Africa is not supported by the facts

Maverick Citizen

The claim that gun violence is the primary cause of murder in South Africa is not supported by the facts

By Damian Enslin

30 people die by the gun every day in SA – it's time to stop the violence

Maverick Citizen

30 people die by the gun every day in SA – it's time to stop the violence

By Adèle Kirsten

Banks are devising ways to identify potential mass shooters before they strike

Newsdeck

Banks are devising ways to identify potential mass shooters before they strike

By Bloomberg

Eldorado Park leaders look to ban hookah pipe sales in the area

South Africa

Eldorado Park leaders look to ban hookah pipe sales in the area

By Bheki C. Simelane

Avalon Cemetery’s 50-year commemoration interrupted by Eldorado Park gun violence protest

South Africa

Avalon Cemetery’s 50-year commemoration interrupted by Eldorado Park gun violence protest

By Bheki C. Simelane