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Re:A spy who helped to end apartheid by sgt on Sunday September 05, 2021 @05:07AM (#28422676)
Where is this? I mean.. crime exists for sure, but I doubt most people even in JHB are that paranoid.

If you just keep out of dodgy areas, you're pretty safe.

SA still feels super chill and safe compared to say Brazil or Mexico.

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Re:A spy who helped to end apartheid by joelbluminator on Sunday September 05, 2021 @05:45AM (#28422841)
Murder rate is higher than in Brazil actually and much higher than in Mexico https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/murder-ra....
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Re:A spy who helped to end apartheid by sgt on Sunday September 05, 2021 @08:05AM (#28423684)
But that's besides the point... you would never go into those places (i.e black townships) at night. That's when the murders happen. Lots of stabbings etc at shabeens. I assume that in Brazil and Mexico you have a high chance of being mugged on the street and such.
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Re:A spy who helped to end apartheid by nsomaru on Sunday September 05, 2021 @06:38AM (#28423140)
The point is that real risk is unevenly spread to quoting a stat like that is meaningless
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