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60,000 Guns Unaccounted For in SA – 24 Guns Lost or Stolen Everyday

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An unholy amount of unlicensed firearms are doing the rounds in South Africa. “Destroying” these rogue guns may be the best way to prevent crime.

Each year, 9 July marks the UN’s Gun Destruction Day, which aims to raise awareness about the amount of illegal firearms that end up fuelling crime across the world. The timing could not be more poignant in South Africa, following a brutal weekend of gangland violence in Cape Town.

A total of 13 people were murdered over the course of two days in Philippi – a bloodbath which has since prompted government intervention from Minister of Police Bheki Cele. The area is blighted by gangsterism, and locals have been protesting against their dire living conditions since the beginning of last month.

Gun crime in South Africa and murder rates
Gun Free SA – a lobby group which advocates the removal of guns for public use – believe that the destruction of all unlicensed firearms would see
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Western Cape premier says 331 murders were recorded in the Western Cape for May and more than 10 people murdered every day

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In May, 331 murders were recorded in the Western Cape, compared with 304 murders in May 2018.

“That is more than 10 murders per day in the province- lives cut short by senseless violence,” Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde said.

The statistics are sourced from the forensic services unit in the Western Cape Department of Health and not from the official crime statistics as these are only released by SAPS once a year.

Of the 331 lives lost to murder last month, 171 were shot, and 116 killed by stabbing with a sharp object. A total of 271 of the murders were recorded in the metro, with the remaining 60 in the province’s rural areas.

By comparison, in 2018, 107 people died by being stabbed with a sharp object and 150 were shot. A total of 246 of the murders were recorded in the metro, with 58 rural murders.

Premier Winde said: “The fact that murder numbers have increased year-on-year is deeply concerning and points to systemic f
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Dramatic increase in murder rates increases in SA, with an average of 53 murders per day now, and almost 20,000 murders annually

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Murder rate in South Africa are on the rise, and except for the increase in farm attacks more incidents have generally been reported.

In the past month, the figure has risen sharply, with an average of 53 murders per day.

The dramatic rise is described by crime experts as frightening, and the main reason why the ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa’s foreign investment plan, will remain a dream.

The violence, strikes and rulings on land occupation reminded investors strongly of Robert Mugabe’s actions.

The attacks on whites on farms by black have also increased, leaving the impression that killings may commence again since the election has come to pass.

According to the opinion of several reputable experts, no investor will risk his money in South Africa, with almost 20,000 murders per year.

-Read the original article in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger
This report does not necessarily reflects the opinion of SA-news.<
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More than half a million South Africans murdered since 1994 – South Africa’s murder crisis is so serious that some South Africans are more likely to be murdered than the residents of many terror-affected countries

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Approximately 500,000 South Africans have been murdered since 1994, according to findings from the 2017 South Africa Survey released by the IRR.

In its 2017 South Africa Survey‚ the IRR noted that approximately 445,835 murders had been recorded in the country between April 1994 and March 2016.

IRR crime analyst Kerwin Lebone said: “South Africans live with horrific levels of violent crime. While the murder rate has fallen since 1994, at 31.9 per 100 000 people, it remains one of the highest in the world.”

According to Lebone, South Africa’s murder rate is:

almost 29 times higher than that in Australia, which is at 1.1 per 100 000 people.
almost 30 times higher than that in the United Kingdom, and 45 times higher than that in Germany, which are at 1.0 and 0.7 per 100 000 people respectively.
almost nine times higher than that in the United States of America, which is at 3.8 per 100 000 people.
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