Probably those pesky white supremists.
Wait, I thought the US was the crime capital of the world? /s
Hmmm, what does South African government have in common with the governments of Chicago, Baltimore, NYC, Atlanta besides high murder rates?
Thank goodness apartheid isn’t making things much worse.
The easiest way to determine the crime rate in any town, city, or country is to know the percentage of blacks that live there or in close proximity. There is no such thing as a “high crime area” there are only high-crime populations, and blacks are the highest crime population no matter where they are.
That would be about 42,000 Americans.
It’s a tad high.
South Africa was better under Apartheid. Change my mind.
Is South Africa trying to beat Chicago in Homicide Rates?
What? Women are half the population, and only one seventh of the murder victims. That’s encouraging. More chicks for the surviving men.
South Africa should have never had apartheid. They should have given the existing blacks a take it or leave-it approach, where they can either integrate into the country and follow the law or leave. Then they should have restricted legal immigration to Europeans only.
As I recall, back some years ago, the South African government enlisted our darling Wendy Cukier of the Coalition for Gun Control (Canada) in drafting their gun control laws.
Freeeeeeeee Nelson Mandela.
Freeeeeeeee Nelson Mandela.
They moved to the USA.....
THAT’S what happens when the Amish are in charge. Violent and deadly Rumspringa 24/7/365.
Wow. That’s more than Russia lost in Ukraine in 3 months
I went to South Africa about 5 years ago with my church group at the time.
At one point we went on safari. Our tour trucks parked beside a pride of lions feeding on giraffe carcass. there maybe half dozen more lions resting in the grass. occasionally they would pop their heads up.
Inside the safari truck was safe. But we could easily feel that the bubble of safety extended only inside the safari truck. Outside the bubble was a profound menace. Step outside of the truck and you faced some terrible dangers.
Our church group visited two other places around South Africa: Johannesburg, Cape Town. There we also felt like we were in a bubble. As long as we stayed with the group in the places that the group went at the time that the group went—we were safe. But the menace could be felt. It was a visceral menace.
Curiously we went up to zambia and namibia briefly. There was no menace there at all.
>>the city PD of course tried to gaslight everyone<<
In South Africa, you can buy a device that “gaslights” the immediate area around your car.
For years, I’ve always thought that SA would be a worthy tourist destination. Going on a safari, the mountains, the history, etc...
But everything I’ve read in the last few years makes it sound like SA is a crime-ridden hellhole - especially in cities like Cape Town, Jo’burg and Durban. I’d be willing to bet that most tourists would not have a reason to go into the areas where a lot of the crime is occurring - but why take the chance?