On average nearly one person an hour is shot dead in South Africa, experts say.

And the lived experience for some on the ground bears out the extent of gun violence.

"Every night there are bullets. Shooting, every day," said one resident of Soweto, who asked to remain anonymous.

It was in this huge township just outside Johannesburg that 15 people were shot dead in a packed bar earlier this month - a further victim died later in hospital.

A group of armed men stormed in just before midnight, opened fire and then disappeared into the night.

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I visited Soweto in the aftermath of the mass killing there and people were still visibly shocked. But there is little faith that the authorities will act.

"I've lived here for many years, when we report it the police don't come. They say this is a no-go area because of how dangerous it is. I don't understand how they can say it's a no-go area where there are people living here," a resident said.

It has been a few weeks since then and still no-one has been arrested.

But gun violence is not a new problem for South Africa or even one that is unique to Soweto.

ent and other recent tavern shootings have brought into focus just how unsafe the country can be.