A recent mass shooting in a Johannesburg informal settlement, which claimed 12 lives, has underscored a disturbing pattern of violence in South Africa's most deprived communities, attributed by experts to the unchecked rise of organised crime amid significant police failings.
The attack, carried out by multiple suspects in a shantytown, also left at least 15 people wounded, according to authorities. No arrests have yet been made in connection with the incident.
