South Africa's staggering youth unemployment rate of 62. 4% is not just an economic failure; it exacerbates gender-based ...

The prevalence of crime in South Africa remains a pressing concern, particularly due to high rates of violent offenses. With a consistent ranking among the top five countries globally for homicide ...

South Africa's murder rate in 2022-2023 was 45 murders per 100,000 population, while in the United States it was 6.3 per 100,000 population and in most European countries it was just one murder. This ...

South African cities including Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Durban were highlighted as some of the top areas in the Southern African country where crime is prevalent. Other ...

South Africa’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in more than a year as more people started to look for work, and it may continue climbing with power cuts intensifying, discouraging ...

South Africa's unemployment rate edged up to 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 31.9% in the third quarter, ... South Africa is due to hold a national election this year, with high levels of ...

In 2020, the SAPS started releasing quarterly crime statistics, for three-month periods. This allows us to get closer to real-time insight into crime in South Africa. But reading these numbers ...

The Kirstenhof area, by South Africa's standards, is a safer middle-class neighbourhood to live. Delft, on the other hand, is a crime-riddled working-class area with high unemployment.

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) today said the rate of unemployment inched up slightly by 0. 2 of a percentage point from 32. 7% in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 32. 9% in the first quarter of ...

Conviction rates for violent crime are very low. For example, between 2019/20 and 2021/22, police recorded 66,486 murder cases. Of these, only 8,103 (12%) resulted in a guilty verdict.

Analysis - New official statistics showing decreased violent crime should provide the impetus for expanding holistic violence prevention strategies. South Africa: Is South Africa's Crime Problem ...

Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - High unemployment is weighing on many South Africans in the run-up to the general elections next May 29. The problem was described as a “time bomb” by the UN as early as ...