Crime wave worsens in South Africa

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 25, 2022 12:03 am

JOHANNESBURG: An onslaught of violent crime afflicting South Africa shows no sign of abating, according to police statistics released on Wednesday that detailed a further surge in murders and kidnappings.

Rapes, in a country notorious for sex attacks against women and children, also recorded a huge jump.

People wait to cross a road during a power cut in South Africa’s legislative capital Cape Town on June 28, 2022. XINHUA PHOTO

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