Tag Archives: crime

Ten Years

By 6000 | 6000 | October 7, 2011

I remember going and watching some comedy festival or other soon after I arrived in SA back in 2004. One of the British comics there was poking fun at the low cost of living here and the favourable exchange rate, tying it in to a sign he’d seen near Cape Town: Please Do Not Feed [...]

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Rabbit Riots

By 6000 | 6000 | August 20, 2011

With the UK riots just a distant memory now and the majority of the perpetrators safely behind bars already, I was shocked to find a family who appear to have got away almost scot-free; this despite documented evidence that they were part of the problems faced by Britain at that time. Rest assured that I have already passed on [...]

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Unlucky

By 6000 | 6000 | February 16, 2011

More blogworthy news from South Africa to share with the the world. A suspected robber, who has been on the run from police ever since they raided his Pretoria rental home two weeks ago, got the fright of his life when he was arrested as he unexpectedly sat down next to the officer investigating his [...]

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Goal.com Traveller’s Guide To South Africa: Crime And Safety

By 6000 | 6000 | April 30, 2010

It’s actually very difficult to get an objective view on crime and safety in South Africa. As with many subjects, it depends on the perceptions of the individual as to what sort of report you’re going to get. And those reports will range from the hysteria of the ex-pat in Perth to the firmly-staying-put South [...]

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Quick but important…

By 6000 | 6000 | September 7, 2009

Having just arrived home after a hellish day, I find that I have a hellish evening in front of me. Although I wanted to blog about Justice Malala’s column in The Times this morning, I have to empty the old study completely this evening so that it can be converted into a playroom for the [...]

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