In the first three months of this year, 67 people a day were murdered and 120 were raped.
It was disrespectful in the extreme – but not unexpected – that Police Minister Bheki Cele donned his glad rags to celebrate the opening of a hotel in Durban less than 24 hours after revealing that the cops are badly losing the battle against crime. In most other countries – places where party loyalty and having a thick skin are not pre-requisites for political office holders – he would have resigned a long time ago for being such an abject failure at his job.
In most other countries – places where party loyalty and having a thick skin are not pre-requisites for political office holders – he would have resigned a long time ago for being such an abject failure at his job. Although the reasons for the increase include arguments, vigilantism, revenge or retaliation and robberies, the bottom line is the police seem powerless to prevent these crimes.