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› Over 1,8 million counts of serious and violent crimes were reported in South Africa during 2022/2023 financial year, representing a 7,7% or 129 883 counts increase compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The 17 community-reported serious crimes recorded an increase of 7,1% or 105 745 counts compared to the previous
- A Crime-Infested City Centre
- From A City to A ‘Bush’
- Snakes and Human Heads
- The Rot in The Municipality
- ‘Infrastructure Damaged Long Before Floods’
- Tourism Takes A Hit
- Instability in The Administration
Durbanites who have worked or lived in the city for decades have vivid memories of a world-class city, where streets were clean, buildings, parks and other amenities maintained and protected, where people visited the city to shop and to socialise. Now it is a dangerous place, with robberies and muggings happening in daylight. The city is dilapidate...
Chris Shezi (64) has known Durban since his youth. For the past 23 years he has been a newspaper vendor on a street corner. “We knew this place when it was still a city, now it is a bush. Anything happens here – pickpocketing, women’s phones, bags and even their weaves taken from them in broad daylight,” Shezi said, adding that he does not believe ...
Bheki Mokoena heads a group of 30 plain-clothed security guards who guard or protect businesses and customers on Dr Goonam Street (formerly Prince Edward), Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street (Broad Street) and Bertha Mkhize Street (Victoria Street). They have been doing this for more than a decade. “During this time we’ve come to know all kinds of criminals ope...
The eThekwini Municipality has just more than 28,000 permanent employees and thousands more workers on its payroll as casuals. It also hires thousands of contractors for some of its services. Disgruntled officials, who spoke to Daily Maverickon condition of anonymity, said the “rot” in the municipality had become too deep and endemic. They said mos...
Another official, who has served for more than 20 years, said: “It is a lie that the water infrastructure was damaged by the floods. The floods damaged bridges and roads and the pipes along these. The water infrastructure was damaged long ago and finally succumbed in December last year, long before the floods. “The City has been frustrating experie...
Among the low-hanging fruit since the end of apartheid has been the burgeoning tourism industry, which allowed the City to rake in billions of rands until the Covid-19 pandemic and attendant travel and other restrictions brought the industry to its knees. This industry is also highly dependent on security for tourists, sound infrastructure, and ade...
Since the November 2021 local government elections, the eThekwini Municipality has been governed by a coalition involving the ANC, the Abantu Batho Congress (ABC) and other smaller parties. The deal ensured that ANC’s Mxolisi Kaunda retained the position of the mayor while ABC leader Philani “PG” Mavundla was installed as deputy mayor. Another prob...
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Aug 18, 2023 · Durban is popularly known as South Africa’s playground, with its long stretch of beaches and sunshine almost all year round. ... Crime Stats: Murder rate up by 10.1% in Q3. ... An increase of 24 ...
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Crime situation…continue CRIME CATEGORY January 2019 to March 2019 January 2020 to March 2020 January 2021 to March 2021 January 2022 to March 2022 January 2023 to March 2023 Count Diff % Change CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES Arson 946 853 732 910 797 -113 -12,4% Malicious damage to property 27 911 26 106 24 850 28 649 28 177 ...
May 30, 2023 · Troubling trends. The crime stats for the fourth quarter show increasing rates of violence crimes in South Africa, specifically murder and assault. These crimes have seen a notable increase during ...
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Feb 16, 2024 · Speaking notes by the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele on the occasion of the release of the third quarter crime statistics for financial year 2023/24, on Friday 16 February 2024. Good afternoon. This briefing on the crime statistics takes place at a time when the tide is turning against crime through our concerted efforts in ensuring ...
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA CRIME SITUATION 6 CRIME CATEGORY October to December 2017_18 October to December 2018_19 October to December 2019_20 October to December 2020_21 October to December 2021_22 Counts Diff % Change CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES Arson 1 047 1 142 999 957 963 6 0,6% Malicious damage to property 30 391 31 132 29 598 30 032 30 658 626 ...
