Two mass shootings kill 27 in one night in South Africa, near Johannesburg and Cape Town
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South AfricaPretoria points to organized crime, particularly illegal gold mining gangs, as the common thread behind the two shootings that left 27 dead in one night, placing the investigation and security deployment at the center of the narrative rather than a debate on firearms.
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.
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as organized crime
the coverage links the two shootings to a dynamic of organized crime rather than a debate on gun ownership.
Relies on police spokespeople
the factual accounts of the two scenes rely almost exclusively on statements from the SAPS and its provincial commissioners.
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.
and the figures
17 shot dead
Assessment of the Wedela shooting incident
deaths
same figure17 dead
10 in Cape Town
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