Releasing the National Crime Statistics on Thursday, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said there were 896 298 serious crime arrests in 2012/13 compared to 777 140 during the 2011/12 reporting period. Police convicted 352 513 people for serious crimes, while there were 307 580 convictions in 2011/12. Serious crimes include: Crimes against a person (contact crime) Crimes against … [Read more...] about Could it be that 543 785 people were wrongfully arrested?
What Port Elizabeth Blogs say on 20 September 2013
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Port Elizabeth in the News on 20 September 2013
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Professor Rossouw von Solms
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Professor Rossouw von Solms from NMMU: Cyber safety expert Professor Rossouw von Solms has been awarded the prestigious South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT) Pioneer Award. This award recognises the pioneering role he, the head of the Institute for Information and … [Read more...] about Professor Rossouw von Solms
Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged
The Reserve Bank has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5% per annum, it said on Thursday. Briefing reporters following the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said that although the sustained breach of the bank’s inflation target range was not central to forecast, upside risks to the inflation outlook required careful monitoring. “Should the … [Read more...] about Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged
