{
  "id": 10359594,
  "title": "Ramaphosa slams mass shootings: 38 killed in Gauteng tavern, Western Cape and KZN attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ramaphosa-slams-mass-shootings-38-killed-in-gauteng-tavern-western",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T03:59:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/ramaphosa-mass-shootings-38-killed-tavern-western-cape-kzn-attacks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly condemned the recent mass shootings in Gauteng, Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal, where 38 people were killed. Security forces have been instructed to intensify efforts to combat violent crime, with technology aiding police in identifying suspects linked to the attacks. In Johannesburg, 13 males and four females were confirmed dead after a shooting at a tavern in Wedela. The suspects, armed with AK-47s and handguns, also injured 15 others and searched patrons for valuables. Last week, 11 people were killed in a KwaMakhutha shooting, and 10 more were killed and 11 injured in Lwandle. Ramaphosa emphasized the need to reduce criminality throughout the country, stating that people cannot remain unsafe as long as others can pick up guns and start shooting at random.",
  "summary": "Ramaphosa stressed that violence and criminality continue to spread in our country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/coyote-killed-in-cape-breton-highlands-national-park-but-closures",
        "published": "2026-09-27T22:53:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "27 killed in separate shootings at taverns in Gauteng and Western Cape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/27-killed-in-separate-shootings-at-taverns-in-gauteng-and-western-cape",
        "published": "2026-09-28T05:30:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}