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  • Crime ‘worrying’ in South Africa: 7,000 murdered in three months

    11/27/2022 10:07:48 AM PST · by ameribbean expat · 42 replies
    More than 7,000 people were murdered over three months in South Africa, according to new police statistics, which showed a rise in violent crime from the same period last year. ***** Almost 1,000 women were among those murdered during the period in 2022. More than 13,000 women were also victims of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and 1,277 women were victims of attempted murder. “The rate at which women are abused, violated and some killed in South Africa remains worrying and unacceptable,” Police Minister Bheki Cele told a news conference. The figures also showed that kidnappings doubled...