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Community members stand at scene of a mass shooting on Saturday night when suspects opened fire at a bar in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo)

South Africa’s death toll from weekend mass shootings rises to 28 after another victim dies

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Community members stand at scene of a mass shooting on Saturday night when suspects opened fire at a bar in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo)

Police hunt gunmen after 2 mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 dead

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

A police officer stands at the scene of a mass shooting at a house party in KwaMakhutha township south of the city of Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo)

A mass shooting at a house party in South Africa kills 11, including a pregnant woman

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Rubio depart the international airport Ernesto Cortissoz in Barranquilla, Colombia, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, Pool)

Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

6 Nigerians being extradited to U.S. for swindling women out of $6M in romance scams

By Mogomotsi Magome - Associated Press

A jetliner flies over the stadium ahead of a second Test rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand, in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo)

South Africa aviation regulator probes low jet flypast over Cape Town stadium

By Michelle Gumede - Associated Press

A jetliner flies over the stadium ahead of a second Test rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand, in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo)

Dramatically low flyby by passenger jets over packed South African stadium sparks safety debate

By Michelle Gumede - Associated Press

FILE - South Africa's Jayden Adams during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Czechia and South Africa in Atlanta, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

Police investigate the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Natasha Jacka evaluates a glass of wine during the period it matures in oak in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Neil Shaw)

This woman ‘managed to not be bored’ during the COVID lockdown and planted a vineyard at home

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

The World Health Organization signage is seen outside its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2020. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)

A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people, WHO says

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Oliver Jenks poses with the Reliant Robin called "Sheila the three-wheeler" he and Seth Scott drove from London to Cape Town in a bid to break a Guinness World Record for being the first to do the journey in a three-wheeled car in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

How 2 men claimed an absurd record by driving an old 3-wheel car the length of Africa

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

In this file image, Gwede Mantashe, national chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC), speaks to the media at the Independent Electoral Commission Results Center in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday, May 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Cape Town conference highlights rising tensions over U.S. moves to secure rare earth deals in Africa

By Joseph Hammond - Special to The Washington Times

The Iranian navy ship Naghdi is seen docked at Simon's Town Harbour in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

South Africa investigates Iran’s participation in naval drills off its coast after U.S. criticism

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Wildfires burn on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Str)

Large fires are burning on the slopes of South Africa’s famous Table Mountain

Associated Press

Expelled South Africa Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool speaks to supporters following his arriving, at Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Expelled South African ambassador returns home, says will wear U.S. sanction as ‘badge of dignity’

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Actress Amy Irving sits with actor-director-playwright Athol Fugard during rehearsals of the play "The Road to Mecca" on Feb. 29, 1988 in New York. (AP Photo/Mario Cabrera, File)

South Africa’s giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92

By Mark Kennedy and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

South Africa says Zelenskyy will visit in April as part of its ongoing talks with Ukraine and Russia

Associated Press

People watch a fire on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

More than 100 firefighters battle blazes on South Africa’s Table Mountain in Cape Town

Associated Press

Britain's Prince William sails off with volunteers of the National Sea Rescue Initiative, at Simon's Town harbour nearCape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, Pool)

Prince William wraps up his South Africa trip with visit that reminded him of his rescue pilot days

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Nomzamo Mbatha, left, the host of Earthshot Week, takes a selfie with Britain's Prince William and a group of young people at the Earthshot Prize Climate Leaders Youth Programme at Rooftop on Bree in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday Nov. 4, 2024. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool Photo via AP)

Prince William meets young environmentalists and plays rugby on first day of South Africa visit

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press