If Israel falls what replaces it will be a mess, like contemporary South Africa since the end of apartheid.
Reuters, May 21, 2024
The World Bank reported in 2022 that South Africa was the most unequal country in the world, based on the Gini metric, a statistical distribution of welfare indicators commonly used to measure inequality...
South Africa's joblessness rate, among the highest in the world, is the number one concern for many voters...
Economists say the decline in GDP per capita is rooted in a weakening economy rather than population growth. Power shortages and poor maintenance of critical transport infrastructure are among factors deterring investment and hampering business...
The number of South Africans drawing on state welfare increased significantly in 2021 and 2022...
South Africa's publicly funded health sector, which serves over 80% of the population, is overburdened and run-down...
South Africa is one of the countries worst-hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic...
Life expectancy was severely affected by the disease, falling from over 62 years in 1994 to about 54 years a decade later...
In recent years, frequent rolling power cuts of up to 10 hours a day have impacted everything from households to businesses and hospitals to traffic lights, becoming a byword for the ANC government's failings in delivering basic services...
Equality eludes South Africa 30 years after apartheid
South Africa lags behind on various socio-economic indicators such as education, health and per-capita GDP
www.reuters.com
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South Africa’s Crime Rate Ranking
South Africa is ranked 74.7 out of 100 on Numbeo’s 2025 Africa Crime Index, placing it 15th most dangerous country in Africa and 5th most dangerous in the world according to DataPandas’ 2025 Crime Index ranking www.numbeo.com+1.Global and Regional Context
- Worldwide ranking: 5th most dangerous country in 2025, behind Haiti, Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, and Afghanistan www.datapandas.org.
- Africa ranking: 15th most dangerous country in Africa, with Nigeria, Angola, and Cameroon ranked higher www.numbeo.com.
- Crime Index score: 74.7 (lower scores = safer), compared to a global average of 44.77 www.datapandas.org.
Key Crime Indicators
- Murder rate: ~76 deaths per day (about 3 per hour) OurPower.
- Murder rate by province: Eastern Cape (52 per 100k) and KwaZulu-Natal (50 per 100k) have the highest rates; Limpopo is the safest at 17 per 100k OurPower.
- Other major crimes: Drug-related crime, common assault, robbery, and sexual offences are all on the rise
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