What to do?
jp said..."I’d like to see the websites develop into though[t]-provoking, informative, factual sources on South Africa, its crime situation and possible solutions. Unfortunately things seem to be going the other way …" 2:24 PM, July 09, 2006
I have been wondering this weekend about possible solutions to the problems this blog is trying to dismantle. It is great that people have opinions and that there is a place for people to express themselves freely, but what then? One of the main problems facing us, as South Africans is a lack of trustworthy information. Most of what is being said has no real basis, because we aren't given proper stats by the police. What South Africa really needs, other than a couple of web sites of opinion, is one of fact. A good example has been pointed out: Chicago Crime Database.
I don't have the time or the resources to develop something like this. However, Crime Expo SA does. That is one possible route I would like to see that web site go.
Also, I have been looking at a comment about trying to use this site to raise money for charities or foundations, by offering advertising space. At the moment, I'm going to say no, but I'm open to comments and opinions, for example, is it ethical, is it worthwhile, and what sort of charity. I am very hesitant to commercialise any aspect of this debate.
Addy
posted by Addy @ 4:59 pm
19 Comments:
Hi Addy,
I'd recommend people visit www.greatergood.co.za if the with to donate money, time, services, goods. It's a great place to get involved.
Hi Anon
I've added Greater Good to the 'do something' bar on the main page. Thanks for your suggestion.
Cheers
Addy
you are a young and unemployed South African. You are stuck there for good. You have nowhere else to go.
Good luck living in that hell hole
'Please don't shoot me'
10/07/2006 07:49 - (SA)
Sylvia Barhuizen, 72, who was shot dead on her farm near Leslie in the Free State.
Othre stories:
Worker held for farmer's murder
Wife finds farmer hanged
It's war, say farmers
Couple killed in farm attack
Gran's blood streaked the walls
Buks Viljoen, Beeld
Leslie - "Please don't shoot me. Take my cellphone," a 10-year-old pleaded with an attacker who had shot dead an elderly relative in front of her on a farm outside Leslie.
Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of 72-year-old Sylvia Barkhuizen at the weekend.
She was shot dead in front of the child, on Kruisement farm outside Leslie in the Free State on Friday night.
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1965095,00.html
Dad killed in nightclub attack
10/07/2006 09:04 - (SA)
Pretoria - He had just returned from a war-torn African country to make a better life in South Africa for his two young children and future wife when he was beaten to death outside a popular club in Pretoria.
Phillip Weber, 34, had been back for barely three days from the Sudan, where he had been doing security work, when he was beaten to death outside Good4Fellas nightclub in Hatfield last week. Bouncers were allegedly involved in the incident.
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1965328,00.html
Cash heist near Bronkhorstspruit
July 07 2006 at 05:04PM
A gang of robbers made off with an undisclosed amount of money after forcing two Fidelity cash-in-transit vans off the R25 on Friday, Pretoria police said.
Inspector Lucas Sithole said two guards were critically hurt and five others sustained minor injuries when the vans were forced off the road, causing one to overturn.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw1152276660934B265
Murdered woman identified
July 08 2006 at 10:26AM
One of the bodies of three women believed to be victims of a serial killer operating south of Pretoria has been identified.
The woman, who is from Johannesburg, was identified by her family after identikits, drawn up from facial reconstructions, were published in the Pretoria News last month.
The bodies were found near the Samrand Quarry and Blue Valley Country Club in Olievenhoutbosch between January and March.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20060708090018447C366961
Motorist shot dead in Limpopo
July 08 2006 at 12:01PM
A 35-year-old man was killed in his car after he was attacked outside Lebowakgomo on Saturday, Limpopo police said.
Superintendent Malesela Ledwaba said the man had stopped at a junction towards Zebediela at 4am when he was shot by occupants of another car, which had been following him.
"The man died on the scene," Ledwaba said.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw1152351181977B265
Family grave reveals murder, police believe
July 08 2006 at 05:33PM
By Christina Gallagher, Lumka Oliphant and Michael Schmidt
For two months, no one saw the Chen family. But their Troyeville business kept operating and new people moved onto their West Rand smallholding. On Friday police dug up the bodies of Chi Hsin Chen, 59, his wife Gui Jun Chen, 45, their daughter five-year-old Hong Wen Chen and Huan Qui, 18, believed to be their son, in the backyard of their Krugersdorp home.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20060708115647550C758709
Ten nabbed in Durban swoop
July 08 2006 at 05:51PM
Durban police nabbed 10 suspected criminals and recovered stolen goods including five cars in the city's northern suburbs on Friday, Captain Gugu Sabela said.
She said on Saturday the men were arrested during an early morning operation following a spate of robberies in the area.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw1152360721404B265
Man killed in Western Cape
July 09 2006 at 10:36AM
A man was killed after he was hit with an axe handle on the head in Ladismith on Friday, Western Cape police said.
Captain Malcolm Pojie said Joseph Arnolds had an argument with a 22-year-old man on Friday night before he was killed.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw1152427682331B265
Mutilated woman's body found in Bloemfontein
July 09 2006 at 05:40PM
The body of a 21-year-old woman, whose neck had been cut and her genitals cut off, has been found in a veld in Bloemfontein, southern Free State police said on Sunday.
"She was brutally, brutally murdered and then dumped in the veld. Her throat was cut open and her head was almost hanging off. Her private parts were also cut out," said police spokeswoman Sergeant Thandi Mbambo.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw1152444962684B265
Six people fatally stabbed in Northern Cape
July 10 2006 at 01:37AM
Six people were fatally stabbed and a woman was beaten to death in the Northern Cape over the weekend, police said on Sunday.
Most of the murders involved relatives and friends and alcohol use was found in some instances, said Captain Tony Modise. Knives were a common weapon as they could easily be obtained.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw1152481503143B265
Dozens nabbed in East Rand police blitz
July 10 2006 at 01:29AM
Police arrested more than 500 people in Johannesburg this weekend as the country tried to clean up its image as one of the world's most crime-ridden nations, local media reported.
South Africa's high level of violent crime, among the worst in the world, has again come under the spotlight as it prepares to host the next soccer World Cup in 2010.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw1152483123206B265
Five in court for Belhar shooting
July 10 2006 at 07:39AM
A gang of gunmen who were wanted for the murder of two men and attempted murder of another will appear before the Belville Magistrate's Court on Monday, Western Cape police have said.
The three men were sitting outside a parked car in Da Gama Street in Belhar when they were attacked at 9.50pm on Tuesday by five armed men, Captain Randall Stoffels said.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw1152506521730B265
Man killed in robbery at his home
July 10 2006 at 08:54AM
A 35-year-old man was killed and his wife was wounded during an armed robbery at their home in Inanda, Durban, on Monday morning, police said.
Inspector Michael Read said three armed men entered the house and shot Nkosinathi Khumalo in the chest and his wife Mavis, 32, in the shoulder.
"The suspects then stole a television set and a radio."
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw1152513541667B265
Neil Watson works for an Insurance company. What's the best way to sell insurance?? Through FEAR!!
Where does the R3 you are charged per SMS on his site go to????
To built a more Informative, Interactive site STUPID!!! That's where the R3.00 goes to !!..jeez some people got shit for brains!!
bwahahaha. what a pathetic loser this anony-mouse character is. why do you people actually waste your time with this tosser? he won't listen to what you say and will twist anything you do to suite his purpose. he also seems to be in full support of this southafricaiscrap character. have you seen this crap blog? the author of it thinly veils his racism by referring to "new south africans" instead of using the word black. he doesn't even have the balls to follow through completely. and this anony-mouse character is in support of him and probably the africacrisis site the southafricaiscrap blog too. they're both unashamedly racist so what does this character's support of those sites make him?
you would waste time on a racist who believes that apartheid was actually a good thing? you would have an argument with someone who believes a falsehood like that?
to call him a loser is an insult to losers.
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