A total of 1,787 people were murdered in Gauteng between October and December 2023, registering an increase of 3.8% compared with the same period the year before.
Despite a year-on-year dip in overall crime in the Eastern Cape, eight police stations in Nelson Mandela Bay are ranked in the top 30 in the province for murder, averaging at least three murders a day.
As five men accused of killing rap star Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane are set to make their first appearance in court today, the identity of the person who ordered the hit remains unknown.