The men were apprehended in Kagiso, West Rand, as part of the over one-year-old Operation Shanela. South Africa is the continent’s most developed country, but its crime rate remains one of the highest in the world. According to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, the country has one ofThe highest murder rates globally. Since May 2023, exactly 551,506 suspects have been arrested for various crimes across the country since May 20 23.
Source: , 2024-07-02; https://www.occrp.org/en/daily//en/daily/18840-south-africa-arrests-over-half-a-million-in-one-year-operation-targeting-crime