South Africa has seen more than 7,000 people murdered over three months and the latest quarterly crime statistics show a whooping rise in murder, rape and kidnapping figures compared with the same time last year. Quarterly figures showed that the murder rate rose 14% between July and September, compared with the same timeframe in 2021, when 6,163 people were killed, according to new police statistics. South Africa’s parliamentary portfolio committee on police heard earlier this week details of the crime statistics that records those crimes reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS) from 1 July to 30 September 2022. More than 13,000 women were also victim of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and 1,277 women were victims of attempted murder. “The rate at which women are abused, violated and some killed in South Africa remains worrying and unacceptable,” Cele said.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 25, 2022 09:04 UTC