Robberies
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Crime is increasingly detected online but policing remains offline
Being digitally present is a form of accountability: it signals that the station is not hiding behind central bureaucracy when communities are scared. It also enhances…
Almost 10 000 rapes occurred in July, August and September, quarterly crime stats show
In the three-month period 6 163 murders occurred, a 20.7% increase from the same period last year, and 9 556 rapes were reported, a rise of 7.1%. The number of sexual offences…
Covid-19 border closures hit Zimbabwe’s women traders hard
The past 18 months have been tough for women cross-border traders, who saw their income vanish when borders closed
SA murder rate drops slightly, overall crime up
SA’s murder rate has declined slightly, the government said on Tuesday, though a surge in robberies pushed the overall crime rate slightly higher.
Mall robberies under the spotlight
Security guards at shopping malls will not be armed to avoid ”war zones”, a conference heard in Johannesburg on Friday.
Call for new measures to curb mall robberies
New security measures are needed to curb the number of armed robberies at shopping malls, the SA Council of Shopping Centres said on Friday.
Baby shot dead in Pretoria robbery
A 16-month-old baby was shot dead during a robbery in Eersterust, Pretoria, police said on Wednesday.