The New South Africa - crime

Genocide in South Africa

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:40:02 +0200

crime report

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:26:37 +0200

Smash and Grab caught on tape

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:20:23 +0200

Shot dog protects dead farmer

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:49:53 +0200

16/07/2008 09:03 - (SA)

Buks Viljoen, Beeld

Johannesburg - A wounded boerboel lay down on top of his murdered master after the young man was shot dead on Monday night on a farm near Komatipoort.

Armed robbers killed Jan-Daniel Venter, 21, on the farm Blikkor near Komatipoort where he lived with his father Jan, 50.

Both worked as contractors on a nearby farm.

Jan-Daniel, who was studying law part-time, was shot several times during the robbery, which took place while he was watching 7de Laan with his father in the living room. He apparently rushed at the robbers with a chair in his hands.

According to a person who was on the scene shortly after the attack, Jan-Daniel's boerboel started barking like crazy and the next moment, the three robbers barged in.

'We want money'

"We want money, we want money," they apparently shouted in broken English.

Jan-Daniel was shot in the chest when he wanted to protect his father. He collapsed in the living room and died shortly afterwards, said Constable Richard Khumalo, spokesperson of the Komatipoort police.

His father, Jan, was tied up by the robbers. They stole several household items, as well as a .38 revolver and fled with his Nissan bakkie. He managed to wriggle free and ran about 2km to the house of a farm foreman to get help.

When police arrived at the house, the boerboel - who had also been shot by the robbers - was lying on top of Jan-Daniel's body.

"It looked like he was trying to protect his master," said Beeld's source.

Jan-Daniel's mother, Superintendent Elarda Venter, is the commanding officer of the Modjadjiskloof (Duiwelskloof) police station in Limpopo. She had been on the farm on Sunday to fetch her other son, Elardus, 17, who had visited his father and brother during the school holidays.

Khumalo said the murderers were suspected to be from Mozambique. "They spoke a perfect Mozambican Shangaan dialect."

Five 9mm cartridges were found on the scene. The stolen bakkie is still missing.

Source:News24
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2358253,00.html

ATM bombed in Lenasia

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:35:00 +0200

This is the newest method of robbing banks in South Africa..why bother going inside...just blow up the ATM. The ingenuity of the average South African criminal continues to make strides..

Five people allegedly bombed an Automated Teller Machine in Lenasia on Wednesday, Johannesburg police said

Inspector Mpho Kgasoane said the five suspects were seen at the ATM in Starling street around 3am.

"They took an undisclosed amount of money and drove away in two getaway cars," said Kgasoane.

No one was injured. Cases of malicious damage to property, theft and dealing in explosives were opened. - Sapa

South Africans are increasingly fearful of being a victim of crime

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:04:15 +0200

From the Democratic Alliance Web Site.....http://www.da.org.za/DA/Site/Eng/News/Article.asp?ID=9114

Statement issued by: Dianne Kohler-Barnard, DA spokesperson on Safety & Security
08 July 2008

The results of the recent Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) survey into attitudes towards crime have confirmed that the fear of being a victim of crime is on the rise in South Africa(1). This is the second study(2) this year to confirm this trend.

This rising fear of crime is fully justified when it is seen against the backdrop of significant increases in home and business robberies and carjackings, as revealed in the latest crime statistics. Not only are these crimes on the rise, they are also becoming increasingly and senselessly violent. All too often it seems that defenceless women, children and the elderly are beaten and shot while their homes are plundered with impunity.

The government is clearly failing in its primary duty, to keep citizens safe. This is largely a result of its mismanagement of the South African Police Service (SAPS). Due to an astonishing lack of leadership the SAPS is seemingly unable to turn around the fight against crime.

This singular lack of leadership is exemplified by the decision to extend the contract of corruption-accused National Police Commissioner, Jackie Selebi. Official figures released to the DA today by the SAPS reveal that Jackie Selebi is being paid a total package worth over one million rand to stay at home, pending the outcome of the criminal case against him. According to the SAPS salary scales Selebi will earn over the next year between R912,918 and R1,094,748, which equates to over R90 000 per month. All the while the brave men and women who are out in the street actually fighting criminals have to get by on meagre salaries of R3000-R5000 per month.

In order to regain control of our streets and communities, the government needs to ensure that it puts in place a SAPS leadership that commands respect and dignity – not ridicule and shame. We must have a police service that is fit, well-trained, disciplined and fully equipped to do its job – not one which is demoralised, overweight, badly trained and poorly supervised. We must have a SAPS leader strong enough to undo the policy failures that began under Selebi’s command – particularly the disbanding of the specialised units.

South Africans deserve to live lives free of fear. The time has come to take a stand and refuse to accept anything less from government.

(1) Roberts, B. (2008). “Age of hope or anxiety? The dynamics of fear of crime in South Africa”. HSRC Review Volume 6: No. 2 June 2008
(2) Institute for Security Studies Victims of Crime Survey 2007. Released May 2008.

Cry of Silence

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:32:06 +0200

Cry of Silence

Reality pictures presents the Cultbury story, the owner of the video was banned from showing this video to the general public, bieng called a racist and nazi. This is reality of the brutal crimes being commetted on a pople who have been in South Africa for generations.

The owner dont want money, just your support you need to make your goverments take notice of things. Add this video to your favorites and spread the message

This is based on a true story,

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http://dienuwesuidafrika.blogspot.com/

You can do alot, make your voice heard and stop these Human Rights Abuses,

A True Story from South Africa - hard to believe

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:17:26 +0200

A True Story - hard to believe

The whole of South Africa has become a war zone. This video is a good compliation of the Truth in South Africa. I am still amazed that the rest of the world has'nt a clue what is happening. South Africa is following the path of all it's neighbors. 12 years running when will it stop.

South Africa's crime epidemic - 30 June 2008

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:35:00 +0200

South Africa's crime epidemic - 30 June 2008

South Africa is the richest country on the African continent. But it also has one of the highest crime rates in the world.
Kalay Maistry meets one of South Africa's youngest victims of crime ... a girl shot and injured before she was even born.

Muti Murders - South Africa

noreply@blogspirit.com () — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:45:00 +0200

Muti Murders - South Africa

Up to 300 people are sacrificed every year in South Africa so that their body parts to be used in traditional Muti medicine. Most of these are young children, tortured to death.

"It's done while she's still alive because the more she screams, the more powerful the Muti's going to be," explains crime expert Kobus Jonker, gesturing at the picture of a mutilated six year old girl. He was the first South African to acknowledge Muti murders and has set up a special police unit to deal with it. But Muti murders are notoriously hard to prosecute. "My son will never sleep in peace," laments Salome Chokwe. Her ten year old boy, Sello, disappeared when out herding. By the time she found him it was too late. His hands, genitals, tongue and brain had been 'harvested'. Most practitioners use nothing more sinister than roots and leaves to make their Muti. But belief in the power of human body parts continues to fuel a demand for the 'other' type of Muti.