The number of contact crimes — such as murder and attempted murder — although frighteningly high, have stabilised at an astronomical level. On the one hand I am relieved but on the other disappointed that we are still living in a very violent society. In total contrast to this, crimes against property have shown an [...]

ALL indications are that crime took a beating in the Nelson Mandela metro during the soccer World Cup, writes Bobby Stevenson. This can be related to “saturation policing” and the massive deterrent of the special court that operated after hours.  Read the full letter in The Herald.