# Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead

https://mins.news/en/item/75801

- BBC News, 2026-09-27 08:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck5ywnp075d1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Twenty-seven people were killed and 26 injured in two mass shootings hours apart near Johannesburg and Cape Town. Police have not identified a motive or made arrests, as South Africa faces persistent gang-related gun violence.

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