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Boy, 11, Shoots and Kills Farm Worker Mistaken for Guinea Fowl, Father in Court for Negligence

A quiet rural community in Thabazimbi has been left reeling after an 11-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed a farm worker, mistaking him for a guinea fowl. The tragedy has reignited fierce debate over gun safety and accountability in South Africa’s farming communities. The child’s 43-year-old father appeared briefly in the Thabazimbi Magistrate’s Court on… Continue reading Boy, 11, Shoots and Kills Farm Worker Mistaken for Guinea Fowl, Father in Court for Negligence

South Africa’s Deadly Weekend: 11 Killed in Separate Gauteng Shootings

FATAL: Gauteng residents were left reeling following two separate shooting incidents that claimed the lives of six people and left several others injured. Photo: Supplied

Gauteng residents were left reeling on Monday morning following two separate shooting incidents that claimed the lives of six people and left several others injured — one in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, and another in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit, east of Pretoria. The deadly incidents have once again drawn attention to the province’s growing crisis of gun… Continue reading South Africa’s Deadly Weekend: 11 Killed in Separate Gauteng Shootings

30 Guns Seized, Two Arrested as SAPS Smashes Firearm Trafficking Network

SMASHED: The South African Police Service (SAPS) has landed a major blow to organised gun smuggling after the elite anti-kidnapping task team led a precision operation that netted 30 unlicensed 9mm firearms and two suspected traffickers believed to be part of a national gun-running syndicate. Photo: SAPS

The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it has landed a major blow to organised gun smuggling after members of its elite anti-kidnapping task team led a precision operation that netted 30 unlicensed 9mm firearms and two suspected traffickers believed to be part of a national gun-running syndicate. The high-risk operation was executed on Monday… Continue reading 30 Guns Seized, Two Arrested as SAPS Smashes Firearm Trafficking Network

Gun Free SA Calls For A Specialised Unit To Curb Gun-Related Crimes

LOBBY group Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) says the government should establish a specialised firearms unit that will undertake the task of recovery and destruction of illegal firearms if it’s serious about curbing the escalating murder rate in the country. The organization’s statement comes after crime statistics released by Police Minister Bheki Cele a few… Continue reading Gun Free SA Calls For A Specialised Unit To Curb Gun-Related Crimes