Expert blames surge in murders on lack of political leadership
Institute for Security Studies says police cannot muster skills and expertise to solve the 25,000 murders in 2022
19 February 2023 - 17:28
SA’s murder rate continues to soar, with 7,555 killings taking place in the third quarter of 2022/2023 — 10% more than in the previous third quarter.
If this trend continues the 2022/2023 figure will outstrip the 25,181 murders in the previous financial year with the total for the first three quarters coming in at 20,983, an average quarterly increase of 11.7% for the first nine months of the year...
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