Murder, rape data nothing to praise

On the face of it, a decline of 10% in the murder rate - over a three-month period, year-on-year — seems like something to be lauded.

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Yet, when you look at the raw figures, you realise South Africa is still one of the worst countries in the world, outside full-on war zones, when it comes to citizens slaughtering each other.

Boil it down and the shocking reality is that, on average, three people get murdered every hour in this country.

That means, every 20 minutes, a person is deliberately put to death by someone else, not killed in an accident, car crash or from disease.