Simon Nare
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu cannot say with certainty or confidence whether the crime situation in South Africa is under control or not but on the same breath, he cannot say if it is really out of control.
Mchunu said this while briefing the media at the ANC’s Lekgotla at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg outside Johannesburg on Tuesday.
But he acknowledged that as police they should inspire confidence and be able to say unequivocally what the state of crime was in the country. But sadly he admitted that the police are not sure about the state of crime in South Africa.
“Our response was, the current situation is not out of control but we were also saying it is not really under control but it is somewhere in between and that is our worry because we should be saying outright and with confidence that the situation was under
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