By Akani Nkuna
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has attributed the high levels of crime in Gauteng as a major obstacle towards government’s development endeavours.
This follows the release of findings by the Quality of Life Survey linking the lack of service delivery and crimes.
Lesufi said on Tuesday that “the level of crime is completely unacceptable”.
“Even though it is not explicit in [the Report], the level of crime is linked to service delivery because anything that we need to do is either disrupted or delayed [by criminals],” he said
The Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) held a briefing to present its findings following the 7th survey into the quality of life in Gauteng for the 2023/24 financial year.
“Crime remains worrying, and the nature of crime is expanding. Over a quarter of people report psychological violence,” said GCRO reported on X.
Extortionists and mafia groups in Gauteng were believed to
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