CRIME STATS PAINT PICTURE OF A LAWLESS SA
Besides murder and gender-based violence, truck hijackings and stock theft remain a major problem in the country, particularly in Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape, respectively.
According to the national crime statistics for 2019/20, which were released by Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday, the Eastern Cape accounts for more stock theft in the country than any other province, while Delmas Police Station in Mpumalanga tops the list of chop shops.
Commodities such as soya beans, diesel, yellow maize, biscuits, tyres, coal, groceries, furniture, stationery
