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Mass shootings

Elsies River residents want urgent measures to prevent gang violence after learner is fatally shot

Maverick News

Elsies River residents want urgent measures to prevent gang violence after learner is fatally shot

By Vincent Cruywagen

'Gang culture' fears after gunmen ambush three vehicles on road to Atlantis, instantly killing five young men

South Africa

'Gang culture' fears after gunmen ambush three vehicles on road to Atlantis, instantly killing five young men

By Siyabonga Goni

Three mass shootings in first week of year leave 11 dead in South Africa

South Africa

Three mass shootings in first week of year leave 11 dead in South Africa

By Velani Ludidi

The year of the bullet — South Africa rocked by mass shootings in 2023

South Africa

The year of the bullet — South Africa rocked by mass shootings in 2023

By Caryn Dolley

South Africa

Hope for swift justice dashed as two suspects let off the hook after mass shooting in Ocean View

By Velani Ludidi and Suné Payne

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

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

Khayelitsha businesses push back against rampant crime and ‘protection’ rackets as criminals rule the roost

South Africa

Khayelitsha businesses push back against rampant crime and ‘protection’ rackets as criminals rule the roost

By Velani Ludidi

Traumatised Vrygrond residents turn to God after nine killed in battle between gangsters and taxi drivers

South Africa

Traumatised Vrygrond residents turn to God after nine killed in battle between gangsters and taxi drivers

By Velani Ludidi

Gunmen injure five people as others run for cover - the day after Cele’s anti-crime imbizo in Khayelitsha

South Africa

Gunmen injure five people as others run for cover - the day after Cele’s anti-crime imbizo in Khayelitsha

By Vincent Cruywagen

Ninety killed in Western Cape mass shootings over three months

South Africa

Ninety killed in Western Cape mass shootings over three months

By Suné Payne

Two more charged in connection with Khayelitsha mass shootings that left several dead

South Africa

Two more charged in connection with Khayelitsha mass shootings that left several dead

By Vincent Cruywagen