A total of 6 163 people were killed in South Africa between July and September 2021, Police Minister Bheki Cele says. With 1 056 more people killed, this represents a 20.7 % increase compared to the corresponding period. Liquor outlets, said Cele, were the third most likely place to be killed in South Africa. "Most (6) were killed in KZN, followed by Gauteng and Western Cape, each recording 4 police killings," the Minister said. The Minister said it was clear that intervention measures were beginning to bear fruit in the Western Cape.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 20, 2021 01:44 UTC