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Open fields, streets, parking areas and abandoned buildings are notorious for being number one murder spots in South Africa. This…
The drive-by shooting that claimed the lives of three women in Inanda, Durban, at the weekend was part of intimidation…
The number of girls, boys and women who are being killed daily is on the increase. The police’s head of crime research and statistics, Major General Norman Sekhukhune, said this when the South African Police Service released the Crime Statistics for the 2017/18 financial year in Parliament on Tuesday. Gender-based violence, as well as violence against
Nyanga township in the Western Cape still has the highest murder rate, while Johannesburg Central police station tops the list of the top 30 police stations when it comes to the number of contact crimes reported over the past year. This is according to the annual crime statistics, which were presented to Members of Parliament on
Fifty-seven people are murdered in South Africa every day, a statistic that requires more stringent action by the police. This is according to Police Minister Bheki Cele who was speaking as the South African Police Service presented the Crime Statistics for the 2017/18 financial year at the Good Hope Centre in Parliament on Tuesday. “The crime
The murder of police officers should be regarded as a treasonous act as it is an attack on the state, says Police Minister Bheki Cele. Cele made the remarks at the SAPS National Commemoration Day of the 28 police officers and one reservist who died in the line of duty during the 2017/18 financial year. The event,
Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, has announced a “stabilisation invention plan” to put an end to serious and violent crimes, particularly aggravated robberies. Briefing the media in Pretoria on Monday, the Minister said South Africa has recently been plagued with serious and violent crimes which has instilled fear in innocent, vulnerable and law-abiding citizens. Last week