Mass shootings in South Africa’s poorest areas are a symptom of organized crime and police failures

A mass shooting in a Johannesburg informal settlement left 12 dead and at least 15 wounded, with no arrests reported.
The government has even deployed the army to crime “hotspots” as police struggle with shortages, slow responses and allegations of corruption.
Violent illegal mining gangs known as "zama zamas" and an estimated 2–3 million unregistered guns are blamed for much of the bloodshed in poor townships.