South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a week

On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3812x2542+0+0/resize/3812x2542!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2F28%2F8d1d6b2f4a4392d4901a46a0da1e%2Fap26266380623198.jpg' alt='A police officer is seen at a scene of a mass shooting at a house party in KwaMakhutha township south of the city Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.'/><p>On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.</p><p>(Image credit: STR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5982488' />