That’s in part because it’s very hard to acquire a gun legally in South Africa, but it remains, many say, relatively easy to get a gun illegally. A history of violence. To understand South ...

Staff Reporter The heart-wrenching death of five-year-old Yusha Peer, allegedly shot by his minor brother while they were playing with a firearm inside a vehicle, has ignited urgent discussions around ...

A ballistic report allegedly linking an AK-47 and a pistol to a Transnet corruption cover-up murder, and the shootings of ...

They also must install a safe or strongbox that meets police standards for gun storage. South Africa now ranks 50th in the world in gun ownership rates, and gun-related crime has dropped 21 ...

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 17 2018, police search a suspect for guns and drugs during a raid on a known drug house in Mannenburg, Cape Town, South Africa.

Gun Free South Africa, a local NGO, has called for intensified efforts to take guns out of the system. The group's findings showed that 30 people are shot and killed every day across South Africa.

Without it, gun crime is likely to continue devastating many families and communities. Read the ISS policy brief ‘Targeting firearm crime will make South Africa safer’ by David Bruce, here. Exclusive ...

Guns, crime and safety. A key issue in South Africa is that criminals frequently possess firearms.Furthermore, a study of offenders with residential robbery convictions showed that firearm owners ...

When it comes to the war against crime, South Africa's police do appear to be losing. The murder rate in the country reached a 20-year high and guns are the weapon of choice.

The U.S. rate of deaths from gun violence, at 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people, it is four times higher than the rates in war-torn Syria and Yemen. Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County ...

Analysis - A safer South Africa is only possible with less gun crime. Achieving that requires more from police than recovering illegal guns.

For the last six years Penson Mlotshwa has been carrying a gun with him wherever he goes in the South African city of Johannesburg. To the shops, restaurants and even the gym. His gun has become ...