how crime contributes to social injustice in south africa

/FontName /Arial 1000 722 667 667 667 667 389 389 389 389 722 722 778 778 778 778 778 570 778 [185] The employees failed to declare their financial interests, and engaged in dodgy coal, diesel or building contracts with Eskom involving billions of rands. This is according to the Inequality Trends in South Africa report released by Stats SA. >> 0000001611 00000 n [208] This entailed the burning of 214 train coaches, 174 in the Western Cape, and the remainder in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. /Leading 149 [50] The murder rate increased rapidly in the late-1980s and early-1990s. >> endobj [183] The managers of Transnet's pension fund also profited to the order of R500 million, by using their close government ties to leverage their own position against that of the managed fund. [250], Johannesburg's City Power imposes a fine of R30,000 and expects the payment of all arrears before a premises is reconnected. Gated communities are popular with the South African middle-class; both Black as well as White. Crime in particular, acts as a symptom of deeper socio-political issues in South Africa. Various debris like concrete slabs, tyres or rocks are also placed on roadways, or a car may be tapped or bumped to induce the driver to leave the vehicle. Section 5 discusses the available information for comparing levels of violent crime in South Africa with that in other countries, noting that this confirms the basis for concern about the high levels of violence in South Africa. [2] Statistics suggest that crime affects primarily the poorest of South Africans. 278 278 500 278 778 500 500 500 500 333 389 278 500 500 722 500 500 444 480 Organized livestock theft which bags large numbers of livestock at a time is on the rise, representing about 88% of these thefts in 2019. 14 "Poverty Indicators in South Africa", Ministry in the Office of the President, May 1995. %%EOF >> /StemV 136 (2016). [121] Some victims accused the country's leadership and the police of inaction, and Nigeria arranged voluntary evacuation of its citizens from South Africa. 157 0 obj The political and economic turmoil in Zimbabwe led to a high migration rate of Zimbabweans into South Africa, the majority of whom are said to be undocumented (FMSP 2007: 5, 7 – 8). Output in excess of 14 billion rand of gold per annum has been channeled to international markets via neighbouring countries. [58], Homicides per 100,000 from April to March:[59][60][61][62], The country has one of the highest rates of rape in the world, with some 65,000 rapes and other sexual assaults reported for the year ending in March 2012, or 127.6 per 100,000 people in the country. /CapHeight 891 The white colonists snatched their land brutally and took their freedom of rights. To protect themselves and their assets, many businesses and middle-to-high-income households make use of privately owned security companies with armed security guards. endobj [232] A stock theft task force has been established in the Free State,[7] and Eskom has provided a hotline for the reporting of suspicious activities by its employees, after alleged stock theft on a Northern Cape farm. Nevertheless, there is a more ... and then outline the steps for that to be achieved. A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. [125], In 2018 VBS Bank collapsed following a spate of corruption, fraud, theft, racketeering and money laundering, and claims totaling R1.5 billion were submitted to the liquidator. Crime in South Africa. So-called "blue light gangs" have been active in Gauteng since 2018,[75][76][77] who employ vehicles fitted with blue lights and sirens, and wear police apparel to convince motorists or truckers to cooperate. Natalie. 722 722 722 722 556 500 444 444 444 444 444 444 667 444 444 444 444 444 278 The Social injustice and inequality in South Africa!English Final Essay Charmina Khanam 1128965 May 9th, 2013 603-102-MQ During the time of slavery in South Africa, the South African people were deprived of their homeland because the colonists colonized it. [242] This reduced the city's annual financial loss due to copper theft from R22 million to under R500,000. According to the survey, 45% of cases involved a perpetrator between the ages of 31 and 40: 64% of con men held a high school education or less. /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] The Scale of the Problem. - In turn however, and in trying to understand the critical interactions between economic growth, [45] Total crime per capita was 10th out of the 60 countries in the dataset. [71] Certain high-risk areas[72] are marked with road signs indicating a high incidence of carjackings within the locality. [165] Illegal mining syndicates lure and traffic illegal immigrants by promising employment in mines. /LastChar 255 [194] The country's leadership was accused of disregarding the AG's recommendations in cases of wrongdoing. The victims end up being exploited by their recruiters,[166] may be killed in clashes between rival gangs,[167][168][169] or may die in shaft collapses or other accidents. /ID [<5603332e2761e9717742571add6b0341><5603332e2761e9717742571add6b0341>] /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding 576 523 250 333 300 310 500 750 750 750 500 611 611 611 611 611 611 889 667 [150] Private security firms promise response times of two to three minutes. [55] Gated communities are usually protected by high perimeter walls topped with electric fencing, guard dogs, barred doors and windows and alarm systems linked to private security forces. Most social injustices are not criminal as such or break laws but are forms of discrimination and unfair treatment. 0000001412 00000 n /Name /F3 It is argued that the police response is generally too slow and unreliable in South Africa, thus private security companies offer a more efficient form of protection. 3 AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL JUSTICE 1 This brought together 20 academics and civil society activists from the region, at the invitation of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Kampala. Using a survey design, data was collected from a sample of 110 respondents. [74] More brazen robbers may resort to throwing rocks, petrol bombs or wet cement at vehicles to bring them to a standstill, or may drop rocks from overpasses. >> [149], In 2002, the South African Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, wanted to establish a call centre for businesses to check reputations of businesses due to proliferation of scams such as advance fee fraud, pyramid schemes and fly-by-night operators. 166 0 obj 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 278 278 564 564 564 444 921 722 667 [122][123] From Jeppestown[118] the violence spread to Denver, Cleveland, Malvern, Katlehong, Turffontein, Maboneng, Johannesburg CBD and Marabastad. << Gang bosses and drug lords are well-known members of the community, and while feared, may also receive praise from their community. article we propose criteria for judging accomplishments in social justice and evaluate some facets of South Africa’s progress towards achieving an ambitious agenda for social justice in and through education in the first decade of democracy. [145] Hijacked buildings have also been highlighted as dens for criminal activities. The second set of figures is our per capita GDP growth since 1994, compared to that of a group of 14 of our peers in terms of per capita GDP. South Africa has the highest rate of measured inequality in the world. [7] Cash-in-transit heists spiked during a policing vacuum due to lockdown enforcement. This leads to fraud, irregular expenditure (R30 billion in 2017, and R25 billion in 2018) and consequence-free misconduct. The resulting losses which amounted to billions of rand were facilitated by dishonest and grossly negligent financial management. [228] Mining companies which operate from no fixed address, may also submit fraudulent applications for mining licenses, by for instance plagiarizing the required environmental impact assessment (EIA). Violent crime is particularly prevalent in South Africa, and in the minds of South Africans (Shaw & Gastrow, 2001).