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Mass Shootings Surge in South Africa as Illegal Guns Flood Streets

The country was shaken after nearly 30 people were killed in two separate mass shootings. South Africans are demanding greater government intervention.

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Residents stood behind police tape near the scene where gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed a bar in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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Why the U.S. Is Imposing New Visa Restrictions on South Africa

The Trump administration announced new visa restrictions on the country days after receiving a letter that South African officials had hoped would bring down the temperature.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa sent a six-page letter to President Trump laying out efforts to address Washington’s concerns over policies it thought hurt white South Africans.
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At Least 27 Killed in 2 Overnight Mass Shootings in South Africa

These were the latest deadly incidents at bars or taverns in a nation with one of the world’s highest murder rates.

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Members of South Africa’s Forensic Pathology Service and South African National Defence Force on Sunday at the scene of the shooting near Johannesburg.
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