What's behind South Africa's mass shootings and how they're often different to lone gunman attacks — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/what-s-behind-south-africa-s-mass-shootings-and-how-they-re-often-different-to-lone-gunman-attacksContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Criminal Rivalries Drive Surge in South African Mass Shootingshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/what-s-behind-south-africa-s-mass-shootings-and-how-they-re-often-different-to-lone-gunman-attackshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/what-s-behind-south-africa-s-mass-shootings-and-how-they-re-often-different-to-lone-gunman-attacks#u101332Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:22:07 +0000At least 46 people died in five mass shootings in less than a week across South Africa. Recent attacks in Johannesburg and Cape Town include a tavern shooting where eight gunmen using AK-47s and pistols killed up to 18 people. The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime attributes these events to gang violence and competition for control of criminal networks. This spike in gun crime threatens to reverse recent declines in the national murder rate, as authorities struggle to manage organized violence in poorer communities.Why it mattersSouth Africa has recorded 41 mass shootings