South Africa's murder rate is down 20% since 2024.
The end of load shedding seems to be the best explanation for the drop.
It's striking that 50% of murders take place in just 12 policing precincts (out of nearly 1200).
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
When more than half of South Africans say they would prefer a military government to our current democracy, it’s likely that their fear of violent crime is a major factor in that.…
