Tag: murder
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Democracy in South Africa: 30 years in 8 charts
As South Africa marks 30 years of democracy, the legacy of the African National Congress is under scrutiny. On one hand, nearly half the population receives some form of grant funding, but unemployment rates are alarmingly high and business confidence has waned significantly. These economic challenges cast a dark shadow over the milestone that is 3 decades…
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Despite rising crime rate, SA has dire shortage of forensic experts
South Africa should ideally have 330 forensic pathologists, an expert says. Instead there are only about 50 working in the public sector.
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Femicide in the police force: when officers kill their partners
Over three years, police watchdog IPID logged 48 cases where police officers allegedly killed their current or former intimate partners.