South Africa’s crime rate is falling, but the Oscar Pistorius murder trial exposes a lingering fear of ‘black crime’.
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South Africa’s crime rate is falling, but the Oscar Pistorius murder trial exposes a lingering fear of ‘black crime’.
Protests against lack of basic services and government dysfunction have become increasingly common in recent years.