Gauteng is still Crime Central

Premier Panyaza Lesufi took to the podium this week, admitting to something Gauteng residents have struggled with for almost their entire lives. "The level of crime in our province keeps me awake at night. Many people are playing God with people's lives," he said, confessing his government was not doing enough.

- Kyle Zeeman

Lesufi has thrown programme after programme and speech after speech at the problem, hiring crime wardens, ordering drones and pushing the implementation of panic buttons. Still, the latest crime statistics show Gauteng remains Crime Central, with murder and rape among the crimes on the rise.