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South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings

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South Africa is reeling from a series of mass shootings that have left dozens of people dead in less than a week near three of South Africa's biggest cities. One attack happened on Saturday evening when eight gunmen stormed a bar near Johannesburg and opened fire on customers killing 18 people. A few hour later, 10 people were killed in a separate shooting outside an entertainment venue near Cape Town. Police say while robbery appears to be a primary motive, they have not ruled out turf wars between illegal mining groups.

And one man is making school desks out of plastic bags to help address Ghana's waste problem. Makafui Awuku is the founder of Mckingtorch Africa, and he recycles the plastic sachet bags into school desks

Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: , Rukia Bulle and Blessing Aderogba
Technical Producer: Jonathan Mwangi
Senior Producer: Keikantse Shumba
Editors: Daniel Dadzie and Maryam Abdalla
29 Sep 11AM English United Kingdom News

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