The bloodbath of violent crime continues to remain out of control in South Africa, with 2022 being yet another year filled with reports of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), the killing of children, and tavern shootings.

According to the latest quarterly crime statistics – covering the period between 1 July and 30 September – 989 women were murdered and 1 277 women were victims of attempted murder across the country.
558 children were killed in South Africa between April and September this year.
Picture: Neil McCartney
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https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/seven-gruesome-murders-south-africa-december-2022/