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WSM nails SA's crime: Natural result of criminal justice system plagued by incompetence, no consequences

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SA's longest-serving political columnist, William Saunderson-Meyer, expands on his recent op-ed where he argued that Eskom-related power cuts are a sideshow compared with his homeland's ever-escalating crime rate. The reason for surging malfeasance, he believes, is obvious: the criminal justice system - from policing to the courts through to prisons - is an ocean of incompetence with zero consequences. Fixing it will be a long-term project, and a lot more difficult than simply replicating the Western Cape LEAP system (as Gauteng has been discovering of late....). WSM spoke to Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 May 2023 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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