South Africa is reeling from a spate of mass shootings. What’s behind the sudden spike? — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-africa-is-reeling-from-a-spate-of-mass-shootings-what-s-behind-the-sudden-spikeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Five mass shootings leave at least 46 dead in South Africahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-africa-is-reeling-from-a-spate-of-mass-shootings-what-s-behind-the-sudden-spikehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-africa-is-reeling-from-a-spate-of-mass-shootings-what-s-behind-the-sudden-spike#u101125Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:11:54 +0000At least 46 people died in five mass shootings across Gauteng, the Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal in less than one week. Recent attacks targeted private homes, entertainment venues, and taverns. Police report that two specific shootings left 27 dead, including a tavern incident where the death toll rose to 18. Experts and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime attribute the spike to illegal firearm availability and conflicts between criminal networks over control of organized crime. Authorities have not yet established a connection between the separate incidents.Why it ma