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‘Our children are dying like flies’ — mothers grieve as gang-related deaths grip Western Cape

South Africa

‘Our children are dying like flies’ — mothers grieve as gang-related deaths grip Western Cape

By Jim Mohlala

Mass killings are often over turf and extortion — how South Africa can end cycles of violence

South Africa

Mass killings are often over turf and extortion — how South Africa can end cycles of violence

By Guy Lamb

Friday activist: Gun Free SA’s Adèle Kirsten on a mission to ban weapon licences for self-defence

South Africa

Friday activist: Gun Free SA’s Adèle Kirsten on a mission to ban weapon licences for self-defence

By Biénne Huisman

Ban guns for private citizens, says Bheki Cele as 30,000 weapons are destroyed

South Africa

Ban guns for private citizens, says Bheki Cele as 30,000 weapons are destroyed

By Yanga Sibembe

Proliferation of lethal weapons landing up in the wrong hands indicates regulation failure

South Africa

Proliferation of lethal weapons landing up in the wrong hands indicates regulation failure

By Adam Yates