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Speaker 1: The increasing rates of mass shooting leading to mass murder

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in South Africa recorded another new figure on Sunday early

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morning in the Bechistal town near the southwestern part of

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Johannesburg in the Gauteng province, when about twelve masked unknown

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gunmen invaded a public drinking accommodation and relaxation spot known

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as Tavern, shooting into the parban shop people as they

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cite them on the street while feeing, leading to the

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killing of nine persons as confirmed by the local authority,

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with additional ten persons sustaining injuries. This occurred less than

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three weeks when gunman stormed an illegal drinking establishment also

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known as Schabine at a hostel in Sausville, west of Pretoria,

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wherein twelve people were killed, including a three year old child,

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a twelve year old boy and a sixteen year old girl.

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And in twenty twenty four alone, twenty six thousand, two

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hundred thirty two murder cases representing more than seventy people

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killed per day in South Africa was reported by the

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South after African Police Service SAPs and a non governmental organization,

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the Democratic Alliance BC has stated in its report earlier

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in the year that between January and March twenty twenty five,

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five thousand, seven hundred and twenty seven people were murdered,

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representing an average of sixty two people killed per day.

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In twenty twenty five first quarter, and six thousand, nine

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hundred eighty five attempted murders were recorded seventy five per day.

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Forty three thousand, seven hundred and seventy six assaults with

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intent to cause grievous bodily harm were reported, representing four

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hundred and seventy five per day. Ten thousand, six hundred

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eighty eight people were raped, one hundred sixteen per day,

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four thousand, five hundred seventy one kidnappings occurred forty nine

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per day, Eleven thousand, one hundred eleven common robberies and

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thirty five thousand, three hundred and seventy four commercial crimes

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were reported, representing five hundred and four per day, and

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as at the time of filing in this report on

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Monday morning, the South Africa President Cyril Ramathosa is yet

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to issue statement or announced policy action over the Sunday

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recent mass murder in the country, just as residents who

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spoke with local media blamed the attack on a legal

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miners known by the group name Zamazamas, and the residents

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believed the police are in cahoots with the different gangsters

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terrorizing communities in South Africa. Local residents who spoke with

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local news media said that the mass murder in Beckistal

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occurred around one a n early morning night on Sunday,

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December twenty first, with about twelve gunmen in a wide

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van and silver sadan opened fire at the Quinnoxalo tavern

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in Beckistal, southwest of Johannesburg. A resident who spoke with

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Newsroom Africa television said, it is bad, my sister. The

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thing is, this has become a norm in this township.

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Young kids, tender kids as young as two three years old.

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When a gunshot sounds, they don’t flinch. They would ask

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you which direction does it come from? They’re used to gunshots.

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Little kids. Now you can imagine how much about old people.

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What happened yesterday is a reflection of I don’t know

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how to put it. Maybe let me put it straight,

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a reflection of neglect by the police. Criminals they do

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as they please. Here. These guns they sound each and

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every evening. Let me put it that way. As soon

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as it’s dusk, we know that gunshots are about to sound,

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and they will sound severely to a point whereby us

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ourselves would wonder someone is shot or maybe someone has died.

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It is rare that you find people die like this,

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but gunshots they sound. The following morning, there’s no report

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of someone dead. So I don’t know if this today

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it’s music. It’s something that they enjoy, but it’s terrorizing

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our communities. Who is terrorizing your community? People that are

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terrorizing our communities mainly is the Zarma, Zarmas and Suitor Nationals.

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To be precise, Why am I saying that when you

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talk to some of them, they will tell you that

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this is a rivalry thing. It’s a gang rivalry thing.

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There are two gangs that are in the main that

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are playing a four role here and they’re making sure

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that they send a clear message to each other. You understand,

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because here there’s a gang of these people that reside

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here or that stays with us here, and their arrival

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is on the other side of town. So as they

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come here, they’re sending a message to these ones, but

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at the expense of our own community. So I would

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like to plead with General to please take action with this,

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and he must be decisive with it such that he

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starts from within his own house. They’re at the police,

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the police station of Pakistan. If necessary, let it be

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that they reshuffle everyone, if they can transfer all of

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them and bring new members here, because we are having

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a problem with them being in cahoots with criminals. You understand,

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the community will tell you the police are collecting brown

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envelopes from these people and nothing is happening. So the

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crime here is dismal. It’s bad. And the leadership, let

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me be specific, the counselors and the war committees here

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must come to play. But I think also they themselves

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they are politicizing these issues. They are not. They are not.

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They are not up to up to scratch with this team.

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Among the twenty people shot with nine confirmed dead, police

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says its investigation is ongoing. From the point of view

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of the terrorist attack, gouting, Deputy Provincial Police Commissioner Major

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General Fred Kakhana said the attackers searched people after shooting them,

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taking their valuables, including phones. He said three people were

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killed inside the bar, while others were shot as they

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tried to flee with the gunman. Continue to fire as

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they left the scene. Gauting Deputy Provincial Police Commissioner Major

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General Fred Kakhana also told Newsroom Africa that the perpetrators

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armed with pistols in one AK forty seven were unprovoked.

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The poor patrons were just enjoying themselves when people came

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and shot, he said. The police commissioner said among those

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killed was a driver working for an online ride hailing service.

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When about twelve unidentified suspects arrived at the scene in

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two vehicles, opened fire on patrons inside the tavern and fled.

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At least ten wounded people were taken to hospital. Lady

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