DStv Channel 403 Tuesday, 05 November 2024

Crime in SA | Discussion | Taking a closer look into mass shootings

JOHANNESBURG - Mass shootings in South Africa are not a new tragedy, but what is the way forward to reduce them. 

Last month, citizens were shocked when seventeen people- which 15 were women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place close to each other. 

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Many crime experts say the upturn in violent crime is linked to the availability of illegal firearms. What are some of the solutions to this. 

ENCA discussed on this topic with Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, Director of the Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution and the author of 'Why We Kill: Mob Justice and the New Vigilantism in South Africa', Karl Kemp.

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