At Least 27 Killed in 2 Overnight Mass Shootings in South Africa NYT - World By: John Eligon 27 September 2026 at 11:37 These were the latest deadly incidents at bars or taverns in a nation with one of the worldβs highest murder rates. Β© Emmanuel Croset/Agence France-Presse β Getty ImagesMembers of South Africaβs Forensic Pathology Service and South African National Defence Force on Sunday at the scene of the shooting near Johannesburg.