South Africa: A violent people, a violent nation
We can reduce violence in SA, but to do that we need to change the way we think about it and implement programmes that have been proved to work in homes and schools
24 October 2019 - 05:00
It is common knowledge that SA has one of the highest murder rates in the world. Less well understood is why this is the case. Most people tend to think the problem lies with the violent behaviour of problematic people who live elsewhere.
In reality, the genesis of the problem is closer to home...
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