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Mass shootings in South Africa are often over group turf: how to stop the cycle of reprisals

Mass shootings in South Africa are often over group turf: how to stop the cycle of reprisals

IN just two days in early July, 25 people were shot dead in four separate incidents at taverns across South Africa. In one of these shootings, in Soweto, 16 people lost their lives. The killings made international headlines and were shocking even in South Africa, a society with one of the highest murder rates in the world. There has been intense speculation about the motives behind the killings in the absence of reliable evidence that explains why the multiple murders took place. Author GUY LAMB, Criminologist / Lecturer, Stellenbosch University To provide some insights into the possible reasons, I reflect…
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