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South Africa: Crime Stats Under Phiyega's Watch
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
A day after National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega submitted reasons to President Jacob Zuma on why she should remain in her job, the police ministry was on Tuesday expected to… Read more »
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South Africa: Crime Stats - National Government's Failings Need to Be Addressed to Keep South African's Safe
DA, 29 September 2015
The DA is deeply, deeply concerned for all South Africans who today face another year of increased levels of crime. This comes after the 2014/2015 crime stats released today that… Read more »
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South Africa: Six Key Points From Nhleko On Crime Stats
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
Police Minister Nathi Nhleko on Tuesday started releasing the crime statistics for the 2014/15 period. Read more »
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South Africa: A Guide to Crime Statistics in South Africa - What You Need to Know
Africa Check, 12 September 2013
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will release South Africa's 2012/13 national crime statistics on 19 September 2013. This guide, produced by Africa Check in cooperation with the… Read more »
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South Africa: Concerns Over Reliability, Relevance of Crime Stats
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
The pending announcement of the annual crime statistics on Tuesday has sparked everything from doubt around their validity to questions over their relevance. Read more »
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South Africa: Home Burglaries Decrease
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
There were 6 068 fewer cases of home burglaries in the 2014-2015 period compared to the previous year, National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega told Parliament's portfolio… Read more »
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South Africa: Protests On the Increase - Nhleko
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
Protests are on the increase which meant new pressure points on policing and its methods, Police Minister Nathi Nhleko said on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Contact Crimes Down Over the Last 10 Years - Nhleko
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
Police Minister Nathi Nhleko started releasing the latest crime statistics on Tuesday morning, mentioning at first that the number of contact crimes in the country had decreased by… Read more »
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South Africa: Foreigners From 13 Countries Nabbed By SA Cops
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
Foreign nationals from 13 countries have been tracked down by police for committing crimes in South Africa, National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega said on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa: R10.8bn Flows Out of SA Illegally
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
A total of R10.8bn was illegally transferred out of South Africa during the past year, according to national police commissioner general Riah Phiyega. Read more »
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South Africa: Undocumented Immigrants a Problem - Nhleko
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
Police Minister Nathi Nhleko on Tuesday seemed to allude to the idea that illegal foreigners are linked to the perpetuation of certain types of crimes. Read more »
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South Africa: Crimes Against Women, Children Down - Nhleko
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
Crimes against women and children continue to decrease, Police Minister Nathi Nhleko said on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa: 840 More Cases of Shoplifting
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
The number of other serious crimes in the country has decreased by 2.2% in 2014/15, despite there being 840 more cases of shoplifting, according to the latest crime statistics. Read more »
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South Africa: Rate of Sexual Offences Continue to Rise, Police Say
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
There were 1 620 more sexual offences detected by police in 2014/15 compared with the previous year - an increase of 34.4% - according to the crime statistics released on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Arson Down, Malicious Damage to Property Up
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
Total contact-related crimes have increased by 1.9%, according to the crime statistics released on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Murder Stats Like Those of a Country At War - MP
News24Wire, 29 September 2015
Murders increased for the third year in a row in South Africa, according to crime statistics released by police on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko and National Commissioner Riah Phiyega Release Annual Crime Statistics
Govt of SA, 28 September 2015
The Minister of Police, Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko and the National Commissioner of Police, General Riah Phiyega will be presenting the National Crime Statistics to the Police… Read more »
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South Africa: MEC Dan Plato On Release of Crime Stats 2015
Govt of SA, 28 September 2015
Tomorrow's release of the national annual crime statistics needs to genuinely inform the policy direction for policing, if the South African Police Service (SAPS) are serious about… Read more »
Higher Murder, Hijacking Rates in South African Crime Statistics
Police Minister Nathi Nhleko has said the figures are a reflection of the state of South African society.
Marching: The three safest provinces were the Free State, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The worst performers were the Western Cape and Limpopo.
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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 ... Read more »
