Tavern killings show that organised crime has SA by the throat

The need for swift and strategic action is clear and imperative, write Mark Shaw and Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane

17 July 2022 - 00:00 By Mark Shaw and Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane

At least 26 people were killed and many others seriously wounded in five apparently unconnected mass shootings in SA this week. Even for South Africans — accustomed to living in a society where death is just a hair-trigger away and police are incapable of doing anything to stop it — it was shocking...

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