### [2026-09-27](/feed/2026/09/27/index.md)

##### Crime in South Africa
# Ten people are killed and 11 others are injured in a mass shooting at a store in Lwandle, City of Cape Town, South Africa. Police search for the perpetrators. 




### Sources:

1. [Euronews](https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/27/two-mass-shootings-in-south-africa-leave-at-least-27-dead)

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