Police have revealed shocking crime numbers for South Africa as the nation has seen 44,735 drug-related crimes and over 9,300 rape incidents.
South Africa has one of the highest peacetime per capita homicide rates in the world. / Photo: AFP
"These numbers tell a sobering story, reflecting the severity of the challenges we face," he told a Cape Town press conference. Last month, three Mexicans and two South Africans were arrested when elite police units raided a multi-million-dollar crystal meth lab hidden in a remote farm north of Johannesburg.
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