Continuing spates of rampant murders, and violent mass killings, as well as general criminality have reinforced the country's reputation of being a violent country with one of the highest murder rates in the world. During his SONA, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared load shedding a national state of disaster due to a crippling energy crisis. On Monday a state of disaster was declared owing to the extent of flooding that has caused destruction. A question has been asked on whether the levels of lawlessness and criminality in South Africa do not warrant a state of emergency. Eldred de Klerk, Senior Associate of the African Centre for Security and Intelligence Praxis (ACSIP) joins us virtually.
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