2 Shootings in South Africa Kill 27 People in One Night
JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN—South African police were on Sunday hunting the perpetrators of two separate shootings that killed 27 people within hours of each other. “This cannot go on like this,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said of the incidents, which came only days after another shooting killed 11 people at a house party near Durban. Authorities were still working to establish the motives for the shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town, but initial investigations suggested one could be a turf war between illegal miners and the other a business rivalry. “This is the level of criminality that we must bring down, and our security forces are now going to continue pulling out all stops,” Ramaphosa told local media channels....
TL;DR
- Two separate shootings in South Africa killed 27 people in a single night.
- These incidents occurred days after another shooting left 11 people dead near Durban.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed strong disapproval and pledged increased security efforts.
- Initial investigations suggest potential motives include a turf war between illegal miners and business rivalry.