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SA records decline in murder, contact crimes in first quarter

SABC News South Africa · 28 August 2026 at 14:15

SA records decline in murder, contact crimes in first quarter

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says South Africa has recorded a decline in murder and several other serious contact crimes in the first quarter of the 2026/2027 financial year .

He says crimes such as carjacking, residential; business and cash-in-transit robberies have also decreased.

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