A businessman intends offering President Jacob Zuma R1-billion to fight crime, a media report said on Sunday.

The successful track record of the soon to be disbanded Scorpions was confirmed in the 2009 budget tabled by Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday.

Safety and Security Minister Nathi Mthethwa claimed on Monday that about R100-million has gone missing from the accounts of the Scorpions.

ANC president Jacob Zuma on Monday urged tougher legislation against all forms of crimes in a country where over 50 murders are committed every day.

A Gauteng aggravated robbery strategy was launched by Premier Paul Mashatile on Wednesday to boost crime-fighting initiatives in the province.

Games such as "hit me, hit me" and "rape me, rape me", where schoolchildren chase each other and then pretend to hit or rape each other, are being played at South African schools, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said in a report on school-based violence, which was presented in Johannesburg on Wednesday.