Levels of child sexual abuse in South Africa even higher than activist claimed
A South African activist said in radio interview that a quarter of girls and 17% of boys would be sexually abused before their 18th birthday...
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Can you trace a missing person using their phone's IMEI number… even when it’s off?
South Africa’s police minister tweeted that the search for missing persons could be eased if people knew the IMEI number of their loved ones...
Femicide in South Africa: 3 numbers about the murdering of women investigated
After the murder of young Johannesburg woman Karabo Mokoena (22) - allegedly by her ex-lover - the usual discussion about how to end femicid...
Is oil-rich Rivers state safer than Lagos, Kano & 3 others as its governor claimed?
The governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state wants investors. One of his selling points is the state’s relative security, claiming that i...
#5facts: SA’s top 2017 numbers
Crime, income, social grants, obesity and migrants. We picked five facts about big South African talking points in 2017.
No evidence that a child is kidnapped every 30 seconds in South Africa
A post doing the rounds on Facebook claims that 2,880 children are kidnapped each day in South Africa. There is no research or data supporti...
SA’s serial murder & rape ‘ranking’ not supported by data
A South African newspaper claimed that the country is ranked third after the US and Russia for serial murders and rapes… but the data’s not ...
Warning of 'revolt' is speculation but trend in unrest is indeed on the up
Protest in South Africa is on the rise and could lead to a fully-fledged revolt, according to Dr Johan Burger, senior researcher at the Inst...
Did gun control cause fall in gun crime? The data backs the claim
Since strict gun controls came into force in 2004, gun crime in South Africa has fallen by more than 21 percent. Did the new controls cause ...