Cape Town: South Africa's murder rate rose again last year, official statistics showed Tuesday, with over 20,000 people killed across the country -- about 57 a day -- as police admitted they were struggling to keep control. A total of 20,336 people were murdered in the 12 months to March this year, and one of the sharpest increases since the end of apartheid. (AFP)
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South Africa 'close to war zone' with 57 murders a day: Minister
Sep 12, 2018
Cape Town: South Africa's murder rate rose again last year, official statistics showed Tuesday, with over 20,000 people killed across the country -- about 57 a day -- as police admitted they were struggling to keep control. A total of 20,336 people were murdered in the 12 months to March this year, and one of the sharpest increases since the end of apartheid. (AFP)