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Gauteng murders spike in third quarter

THE crime holiday Joburgers had with the lockdown and the booze ban is officially over, as the third quarter of the 2020/2021 national crime statistics shows that violent offences are up.

When compared to the same period last year, 63 more Gautengers were murdered between October 1 and December 31, 2020.

This is a 7.5 % increase, and is above the national increase of 6.6%.

Police Minister Bheki Cele released

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