Gunmen killed 19 people in two apparently random shootings within hours of each other at taverns in South Africa, police said on Sunday, reinforcing the country's bleak status as a global centre for murder. People gather at the scene of the shooting in Soweto. South Africa, home to about 60 million people, is one of the world's most violent countries with 20,000 people murdered every year, one of the highest per-capita murder rates globally. There are about three million guns registered in the country, according to campaign group Gun Free South Africa, though many more are thought to be circulating on the black market. A woman weeps at the scene of the overnight shooting at the tavern in Soweto.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2022 20:00 UTC