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
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.
What each one tells
opposition
AustraliaCanberra links these two South African shootings to a structural problem of illegal firearms rather than an isolated incident
- Finland
Security-traveler
the narrative incorporates the shooting into a practical reminder to Finnish nationals rather than into the police investigation follow-up.
What the account puts first
AustraliaSecurity
the narrative focuses attention on the structural problem of illegal firearms rather than the social context of the townships
- Finland
Reliance on international agencies
Wedela's toll is attributed to AFP and Reuters dispatches, with no South African source cited directly in the article.
What it leans on
AustraliaReliance on a single police source
the motive retained for Wedela is based on the statement of a single regional commissioner relayed by journalists
and the figures
at least 17 killed
Assessment of the Wedela shooting incident
deaths
same figure17 shot dead
at least ten killed
Assessment of the Lwandle shooting
deaths
same figure10 dead
60 homicides per day on average
Daily homicide rate in South Africa
homicides/day
only one reports itthis press does not report this figure