The attack calls into question the country's gun laws and the number of illegal weapons circulating in criminal networks. A brutal mass shooting at a tavern in Soweto last week bought South Africa's gun laws and the issue of illegal weapons into the spotlight. There also seems to be an increase in mass shootings in the Western Cape this year. News24 reported in June that at least 22 people had been shot in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in mass shooting incidents this year. She said it was highly likely that the weapons used in the Soweto tavern shooting were illegal.

Source: News 24 July 16, 2022 14:01 UTC