JUST like me, until crime hits you directly, you might not fully comprehend how South Africans irrespective of race are living dangerously in their communities.
We live in a country which, according to the worldpopulationreview.com, has the third-highest crime rate in the world after Venezuela, ranked first, and Papua New Guinea.
South Africa is said to be worse than many countries facing civil war when it comes to violent and deadly crime. According to the crime index ranking, South Africa was rated as the most dangerous country on the continent ahead of civil war-ridden Somalia, Nigeria and Angola.
Pietermaritzburg, where I live, is rated the fourth most dangerous city in the country, according to travelsafe-abroad.com, and seventh in the world because of murder, hijacking, house invasion and rape. The ratings vary depending
