'Guns will threaten our democracy' - SA

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Moyiga Nduru | Johannesburg, South Africa

The recent brutal murder of a university student and the shooting of a soccer coach by a referee have rekindled the long-running debate about gun control in South Africa.

The debate heightened after the body of Leigh Matthews, who was kidnapped on July 9, was found dumped in South Africa's commercial hub, Johannesburg, nearly two weeks later. Police said the 21-year-old university student had been shot.

Just a week later a soccer referee pulled a gun and shot dead a coach for questioning one of his rulings during a match that had been ridden with controversy, police say.

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