Crime in SA | Discussion | Taking a closer look at mass shootings

JOHANNESBURG – Mass shootings in South Africa are not a new tragedy, but what is the way forward to reduce them.

Last month, citizens were shocked when seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that happened close to each other.

READ: Police launch manhunt for EC mass shooting suspects

Many crime experts say the increase in violent crime is linked to the availability of illegal firearms. What are some of the solutions to this.

ENCA discussed this topic with Dr. Ntsikelelo Breakfast, Director of the Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution and author of Why We Kill: Mob Justice and the New Vigilantism in South Africa, Karl Kemp.