During his address, Minister Bheki Cele mentioned that almost 5 000 people were killed in three months and this shows an increase in murder rate by 8.4%. He revealed that amongst the 5000 people who were murdered, 24 of them were police officers.
Cele further explained that the Mpumalanga province, Limpopo, Free State and Northern Cape recorded a decrease in murder cases. He also voiced out his concerns about the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces which both recorded double digit increases, standing at 21.5% and 16.9% respectively.
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