Two mass shootings kill 27 in one night in South Africa, near Johannesburg and Cape Town
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articles
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 5% of the subjects analysed
AustraliaCanberra links these two South African shootings to a structural problem of illegal firearms rather than an isolated incident
What each one tells
opposition
FinlandHelsinki takes away from these two shootings the image of a South African society plagued by chronic violence, to the point of adjusting its advice to Finnish travelers.
- Australia
Security
the narrative focuses attention on the structural problem of illegal firearms rather than the social context of the townships
What the account puts first
FinlandSecurity-traveler
the narrative incorporates the shooting into a practical reminder to Finnish nationals rather than into the police investigation follow-up.
- Australia
Reliance on a single police source
the motive retained for Wedela is based on the statement of a single regional commissioner relayed by journalists
What it leans on
FinlandReliance on international agencies
Wedela's toll is attributed to AFP and Reuters dispatches, with no South African source cited directly in the article.
and the figures
17 shot dead
Assessment of the Wedela shooting incident
deaths
same figureat least 17 killed
10 dead
Assessment of the Lwandle shooting
deaths
same figureat least ten killed
this press does not report this figure
Daily homicide rate in South Africa
homicides/day
only one reports it60 homicides per day on average