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
United KingdomLondon sees these two shootings as a symptom of a structural armed crime problem in South Africa, caught between a mining territory war and police failures, rather than as 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.
- United Kingdom
Institutional
the narrative links the toll to investigations targeting the South African police itself rather than just the criminal acts.
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.
- United Kingdom
Reliance on police sources
the motive given for Wedela is based on the statements of the Gauteng police commissioner, without an independent counter-source.
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 people killed
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