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South Africa: Smash and Grab - Six Seconds Is All It Takes
The Daily Vox, 20 January 2015
A video of an incident that took place in Sandton, Johannesburg has shown that even smash-and-grab film on the windows can't prevent theft from a vehicle. Read more »
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South Africa: Crime Statistics Show Rise in Murders
SAPA, 19 September 2014
The Institute for Security Studies on Friday said it was concerned that murder had increased for two consecutive years for the first time in democracy. Read more »
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South Africa: Murder, Robbery Rates Rise
SAnews.gov.za, 19 September 2014
The South African Police Service (SAPS) today released the crime statistics for the 2013/14 financial year, which show a range of increases and decreases in certain crime… Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Urgently Needs a New Approach to Crime, Violence and Public Safety
ISS, 19 September 2014
The crime statistics released by the SA Police Service on Friday 19 September are a stark reminder of how far South Africa still has to go to reduce violence and crime, the… Read more »
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South Africa: Sexual Offences, Rape Figures Decrease
SAnews.gov.za, 19 September 2014
South Africa has seen a decrease in sexual offences crimes, National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega has announced. Read more »
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South Africa: Alcohol, Drug Abuse Key Drivers of Murder, Attempted Murder
SAnews.gov.za, 19 September 2014
Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko says generally, alcohol and drug abuse, were the major contributing factors to the increase in reported cases of murder and attempted murder in… Read more »
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South Africa: Why Is Crime and Violence So High in South Africa?
ISS, 19 September 2014
It should come as no surprise that crime and violence remain so disturbingly high in South Africa. What is surprising is that there isn't even more crime and violence considering… Read more »
Murder Rate Goes Up in South Africa
Murder and robbery is up in South Africa but sexual offences have dropped in the last year, according to official crime statistics. Last year 17,068 people were murdered, prompting the police commissioner to say "We are very concerned about this trend."
A graphic from the Institute for Security Studies showing the increase in South Africa's crime rate over the year to 2014.
InFocus
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Judge Thokozile Masipa has acquitted Oscar Pistorius of murdering his girlfriend but convicted him of culpable homicide, saying he acted negligently when he fired through a toilet ... Read more »
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The Legal Resources Centre, Section27, and the Centre for Child Law have expressed concern over personal attacks and threats directed at Judge Thokozile Masipa who presided over ... Read more »
