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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...
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-07-sas-murder-rate-drop-is-worth-celebrating-but-we-need-to-be-realistic/
Why is our murder rate declining so quickly?
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.…
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