insert_link South Africa Owning a gun in South Africa offers some safety, but risks run high for users and society – expert By Guy Lamb, Stellenbosch University South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, eclipsed only by Honduras and a handful of Caribbean island states. Furthermore, South African police crime data shows that South Africans experience above average levels of robbery, assault and rape. The 2022/23 Victims of Crime survey, which surveyed a representative sample of 42,746 South Africans, showed that the population had […] todayApril 29, 2024 9
insert_link World Haitian gangs source US firearms Haitian gangs in Port-au-Prince are getting their firearms from the United States. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has reported an increase in the trafficking of powerful weapons into Haiti since 2021, including AK47 and AR15 rifles. Sylvie Bertrand oversees research teams studying the sources, routes, and distribution of these illicit firearms in Haiti. todayApril 8, 2024 18
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
