International media have reported that at least 27 people have been killed and more than 20 others injured in two separate shooting incidents in South Africa.
In the first incident, which took place on Sunday in the Lavande area near Cape Town, gunmen opened fire in a store; at least 10 people were reportedly killed and 11 others injured in the incident.
The second incident occurred on Saturday night in the Videla area southwest of Johannesburg; 17 people were also killed and 15 others were injured.
Further details about the perpetrators and motives of these two incidents have not yet been released.
