Zandspruit: lack of police accountability is the cause for mob justice

Researchers also point to an incorrect prioritising of crime categories and neglect of poor communities

23 May 2021 - 17:48 By Gill Gifford

The vigilante attack in which nine young men were abducted, beaten and set alight by an angry mob in Zandspruit is “a long overdue wake-up call to all involved” and illustrates the dire state of policing in SA...

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