SA's abandoned 'Rosettenvilles' are criminal havens

27 February 2022 - 00:00 By Alex Patrick and GRAEME HOSKEN

The Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville, scene of a deadly clash between police and cash-in-transit robbers this week, is typical of the many urban zones abandoned by the government that have been claimed as havens by hardened criminals...

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