Two mass shootings kill 27 in one night in South Africa, near Johannesburg and Cape Town
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the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 5% of the subjects analysed
CanadaOttawa is first focusing on the police investigation into the double South African shooting, with its two distinct leads — a mining territory war and a business rivalry — before any political fallout.
What each one tells
opposition
SwedenStockholm views these two South African shootings in light of a staggering statistic: around 60 deaths per day in the country, according to AFP.
- Canada
Security and police
the articles focus on the pursuit of suspects rather than the social context of the townships.
What the account puts first
SwedenStatistical
the toll is immediately included in the AFP figure of 60 daily deaths rather than in the authorities' response.
Assembly of distinct facts
the news feed groups the double shooting with an unrelated serial killer case in Ekurhuleni.
- Canada
Reliance on official communication relayed to local media
Ramaphosa's statements come from his intervention in front of the South African press, reported verbatim.
What it leans on
Canada onlySwedenthis perspective does not carry this information
and the figures
17 people killed
Assessment of the Wedela shooting incident
deaths
same figure17 dead
10 people killed
Assessment of the Lwandle shooting
deaths
same figure10 dead
this press does not report this figure
Daily homicide rate in South Africa
homicides/day
only one reports itaround 60 people killed every day