# Two mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 dead

https://mins.news/en/video/76404

- Global News, 2026-09-28 00:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PyoWM2p54g

> Two mass shootings struck South Africa just hours apart over a violent weekend, killing at least 27 people near Johannesburg and outside Cape Town. The attacks have renewed concern over gun violence in a country with one of the world’s highest murder rates. President Cyril Ramaphosa called organized crime the biggest threat to democracy.

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