{
  "id": 10212674,
  "title": "South African police probe mining feud shooting, 27 dead as elections near",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/south-african-police-probe-mining-feud-shooting-27-dead-as-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T12:07:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3368959/south-african-police-probe-mining-feud-shooting-27-dead-elections-near"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South African police on Sunday were hunting the perpetrators of two separate shootings that killed 27 people within hours of each other, in stark reminders of the country’s problem with gun violence. Officials were still establishing the motives for the shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town, but initial investigations suggested one could be a turf war between illegal miners and the other a…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "South African police probe mining feud, business rivalry after shootings kill 27",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/south-african-police-probe-mining-feud-business-rivalry-after",
        "published": "2026-09-27T10:01:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "South Africa police hunt suspects after three shootings leave more than 30 people dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/south-africa-police-hunt-suspects-after-three-shootings-leave-more",
        "published": "2026-09-27T13:37:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}