Cape Town Official crime figures show around 1,000 children are murdered every year in South Africa - nearly three a day - but experts believe this may be an undercount. Shanaaz Mathews thinks many more children are victims of homicides that are not investigated properly, not prosecuted or completely missed by authorities. The official figures are just the tip of the iceberg , said Ms Mathews, the director of the Children s Institute at the University of Cape Town and probably the country s leading expert on child homicides. In a country where more than 50 people are murdered every day, children are not special and are not spared.
2020/12/22 15:59 Mourners look at the body of 5-year-old Wandi Zitho at his funeral in Orange Farm, South Africa, on April 28, 2020. The boy was murdered in a suspecte. Mourners look at the body of 5-year-old Wandi Zitho at his funeral in Orange Farm, South Africa, on April 28, 2020. The boy was murdered in a suspected witchcraft ritual and his body was found in his neighbor s tavern. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen) This photo of Wandi Zitho is seen on the mobile phone of his mother, Amanda Zitho, on April 30, 2020, two days after his funeral. The 5-year-old was f. This photo of Wandi Zitho is seen on the mobile phone of his mother, Amanda Zitho, on April 30, 2020, two days after his funeral. The 5-year-old was found dead in his neighbor s tavern in Orange Farm, South Africa. The neighbor was charged with the killing but she was released because the police didn’t deliver enough evidence. Months later, she was arrested again and