How he sat there and read the shocking stats, showing most crimes increased since the same period last year, is beyond any reasonable person with a general moral compass.
This is based on South Africa’s latest crime stats for the second quarter of the year, released by Police Minister Bheki Cele in Pretoria yesterday.
America may be the land of school shootings and mass shootings, but every day in this country sees a level of violence often likened to a war zone.
We begin on a rather depressing note with the crime statistics for the first quarter of the 2021 financial year, as announced by Police Minister Bheki Cele.
The most recent SA crime stats made for tough reading, including a 7% spike in the murder rate. Is there any validity to the ‘war zone’ comparison going around?