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South Africa murders, rapes soar

By AFP
August 21, 2021
South Africa murders, rapes soar

Johannesburg: Murder and rape cases in South Africa shot up between April and June from a year earlier, when the country was under a strict coronavirus lockdown, police figures showed on Friday. At least 10,000 rapes and 5,700 murders were recorded over the three months, an increase of just over 60 percent from the same period last year.