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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYWednesday 23 September 2026

2 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

cbc.ca: “Although the motive of the shooting cannot be confirmed yet, [a] feud between rival groupings cannot be ruled out,”; scmp.com: “Although the motive of the shooting cannot be confirmed yet, (a) feud between…

As published

3 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

africanews.com as published: South Africa mass shooting leaves 11 dead as police search for three attackersafricanews.com2026-09-23 15:48:05news.sky.com as published: At least 11 dead in mass shooting at house party in South Africanews.sky.com2026-09-23 15:48:05scmp.com as published: South Africa mass shooting leaves 11 dead, 3 woundedscmp.com2026-09-23 15:48:05

What this entry found

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    What Thami Ntuli, premier of KwaZulu-Natal, said to reporters

    africanews.com; scmp.comthe full text

  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    4 outlets carried this. They resolve to 3 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 3 accounts, not 4.

4outlets→3independent
What happened, for context

Three shooters killed at least 11 people, including a pregnant woman, at a house party in KwaMakhutha township, about 30 kilometers south of Durban, South Africa, late Tuesday night. Three others were wounded. Police were searching for the attackers with no arrests made as of Wednesday.

3 of 4 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: news.sky.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • africanews.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • cbc.caPUBLIC
  • news.sky.comINDEP
  • scmp.comINDEP

References

  • africanews.comSouth Africa mass shooting leaves 11 dead as police search for three attackersScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-23T15:48:05
  • cbc.caMass shooting at house party in South Africa leaves 11 dead, 3 wounded: policeOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-09-23T15:48:05
  • news.sky.comAt least 11 dead in mass shooting at house party in South AfricaScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-23T15:48:05
  • scmp.comSouth Africa mass shooting leaves 11 dead, 3 woundedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-23T15:48:05

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Three shooters killed at least 11 people in an attack at a house party in South Africaafricanews.com, cbc.ca, scmp.com
  • The victim count included a woman believed to be pregnantafricanews.com, cbc.ca, scmp.com
  • Three others were wounded in the shootingafricanews.com, cbc.ca, scmp.com
  • The shooting occurred late Tuesday nightafricanews.com, cbc.ca, scmp.com
  • The shooting took place in KwaMakhutha township, approximately 30 kilometers south of Durban on the east coastafricanews.com, cbc.ca, scmp.com
  • People had gathered at the house for a party when suspects entered and opened fireafricanews.com, cbc.ca, scmp.com
  • and 4 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Police stated that 'a feud between rival groupings cannot be ruled out' as a possible motiveonly cbc.ca, scmp.com
  • Thami Ntuli, the premier of KwaZulu-Natal province, told reporters the government would continue seeking solutions to violence in the regiononly africanews.com
  • Officials had met a day earlier to focus on the killings of women in the provinceonly africanews.com
  • The bodies of some victims were laid out on the ground and covered with white sheets outside the small house where the shooting took placeonly cbc.ca
  • Thami Ntuli, the premier of KwaZulu-Natal province, told reporters at the scene that the killings were 'really disturbing'only scmp.com

Reported unevenly

  • What Thami Ntuli, premier of KwaZulu-Natal, said to reporters: whether he spoke of continued efforts to seek solutions to violence in the region (africanews.com) or whether he called the killings 'really disturbing' (scmp.com), or both statements were madestated by africanews.com, scmp.com

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • Thami Ntuli statements to reporters: Did the premier of KwaZulu-Natal make both statements attributed to him (commitment to seek solutions AND characterization as 'really disturbing'), or did africanews.com and scmp.com capture different remarks from the same occasion? Check original news conference or statement.