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Big jump in S Africa sex offences

South Africa's latest crime figures show a fall in the murder rate but a sharp rise in robberies and sexual offences. Ref. Source 8

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Thieves empty SA police station

South Africa's police are investigating after thieves stripped a police station, down to the kitchen sink. Ref. Source 4

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Former SA police chief convicted

South Africa's former police chief Jackie Selebi is found guilty of corruption in one of the defining trials of the post-apartheid era. Ref. Source 3

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Gun Law Change Lowers 'Femicide' Rate in South Africa But Work Needed
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One to two women killed are killed by their husbands, boyfriends or partners. Most South African women are killed by their husbands, boyfriends or same sex partners, a Medical Research Council (MRC) study has found. "In South Africa every one to two women killed are killed by her partner," said MRC gender and health researcher Naeemah Abrahams on Tuesday. The study, giving comparative figures of 1999 and 2009, indicated an overall decrease in female homicides as well... [Money Web (South Africa), via GunPolicy.org]
Source: Gun Policy News (World)

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South African police drag man behind car

They bound his hands to the rear of a van, and then sped off, dragging the slender taxi driver along the pavement as a crowd of onlookers shouted in dismay. The man was later found dead. Ref. Source 5

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South African police suspended

South Africa's police chief has announced that eight officers allegedly involved in the death of a man who was bound and then dragged by a police vehicle have been suspended and that the local police commander has been removed from his post. Ref. Source 1

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Man confesses to toddler rapes, murders

A SOUTH African man has confessed to raping and murdering two girls, aged two and three, in a Johannesburg slum. [..] South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world. About 16,000 people are killed a year, according to official statistics. Ref. Source 8

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Marikana deaths: [b]Specific Action: police blamed[/b]

Marikana mine massacre: South African commission finds police plan "Was defective" And they "Should have waited" Ref. BBC