SA crime stats still high despite reported drop - Steenkamp @newzroomafrika405
SA crime stats still high despite reported drop - Steenkamp @newzroomafrika405
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Researcher and lecturer in Police Practice at North West University, Cobus Steenkamp, says although the murder rate declined in the first quarter of the year, the country's crime levels are still high. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia released the country's first-quarter crime stats, which show a decline in murder cases. Statistics also show a spike in police killings in the Eastern Cape. Steenkamp says liquor still plays a big role in several crimes across the country.

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