Gender and child rights activists are up in arms over last month’s crime statistics, claiming that the section on sexual offences is “a mockery”.
More rape cases appeared on the rolls of KwaZulu-Natal courts over the past year than any other province, Jeff Radebe said on Thursday.
More than 2 000 people around the world are dying from armed violence each day, on average, advocacy groups said on Tuesday.
Expert suggests Zuma can’t tell his ‘shoot-to-kills’ from his ‘dying-to-shoots’.
President Jacob Zuma threatened criminals with a shoot-to-kill policy this week, re-igniting the debate on the rights of criminals in SA.
President Jacob Zuma will meet the country’s police commissioners next week to discuss crime fighting initiatives, the presidency said on Friday.
Crime figures released this week show that the overall crime rate increased in 2008-09 by 0,3% after steady decreases in the preceding four years.
A 10,1% upsurge in sexual offences was cause for concern, the gender equality commission said on Wednesday in reaction to the latest crime statistics.
Crime is rising in SA less than nine months before the country hosts the Soccer World Cup, casting doubt on promises that fans will be safe.
SA’s murder rate has declined slightly, the government said on Tuesday, though a surge in robberies pushed the overall crime rate slightly higher.
The incidence of cash-in-transit heists has increased dramatically in Cape Town, but police are still unable to provide statistics.
Police National Commissioner Bheki Cele’s argument in favour of a moratorium on issuing crime statistics is “not convincing”, according to the ISS.
New police National Commissioner Bheki Cele hit back at the opposition on Tuesday in a row over a mooted moratorium on crime statistics.
The Democratic Alliance on Monday urged police commissioner Bheki Cele to retract a comment that he would support a moratorium on crime statistics.
The alleged cooking of crime statistics by police stations in three provinces is the consequence of ”fear” instilled in police managers.
