Crime crisis in SA: Who is really to blame?

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South Africa has dropped 50 places on the Global Safety Index, now ranking below Kyrgyzstan and Ecuador. With over 5,700 murders and more than a million homes broken into between January and March 2025,

Stacey and J Sbu wanted to know: who’s really to blame? In this week’s Great Drive Debate, they asked you, the people of KZN, whether South Africa’s shocking crime rate stems from bad policing or from a deeper societal breakdown.

Are our law enforcement agencies failing us, or have communities themselves lost their moral compass? Here's what you had to say.

16 Oct English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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