KEY POINTS
- Violent crime in South Africa affects all races, not only white farmers.
- Johann Rupert calls for advanced technology to aid police nationwide.
- Despite some crime reduction, South Africa’s murder rate remains very high.
Rich businessman Johann Rupert claimed that all races in South Africa are impacted by violent crime, not only white people.
Johann Rupert says violent crime in South Africa affects all races
On Wednesday, May 21, Rupert accompanied President Cyril Ramaphosa’s entourage to the White House for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
According to the Presidency, the goal of the trip is to improve and restore South Africa’s and the United States’ bilateral ties.
According to the Presidency, the primary goal of the visit will be to reframe bilateral, commercial, and economic ties between the two nations.
Trump maintains that Afrikaners are persecuted in South Africa even though the country’s leadership has always denied the concept of white genocide.
Following Trump’s signing of an executive order offering asylum to white farmers, 49 Afrikaners, including children, arrived in the United States last Monday.
Trump made incorrect claims that the South African government persecuted these farmers and took their land without paying them.
Trump questioned Ramaphosa during the visit over the contentious land expropriation program without compensation and farm murders.
Trump displayed footage of Julius Malema, the head of the EFF, chanting a contentious slogan and distributed stories about farm attacks.
During the meeting with Ramaphosa’s group, tensions increased when Trump asked why Malema had not been imprisoned for his remarks.
AfriForum’s appeal regarding whether the “Kill the Boer” chant qualifies as hate speech was denied by the South African Constitutional Court in March.
Johann Rupert calls for technology to tackle violent crime in South Africa
According to the South African, crime is the primary issue facing South Africa and it impacts all farms, not just white farmers.
In order to combat crime in South Africa, he called for technology assistance, such as drones and Starlink, at every polihttps://www.thesouthafrican.com/world-news/johann-rupert-in-washington-ramaphosa-visits-trump-latest/ce station.
Rupert said that unemployment and illegal immigration are major factors in the high overall crime rates in the nation.
The South African Police Service published crime data for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024–2025 in February.
The research emphasized South Africa’s still concerning murder rate of 42 per 100,000 inhabitants, despite a noticeable decline in overall crime levels.
According to BusinessTech, contact crimes, such as murder and sexual offenses, decreased by 1.6% in South Africa.
Along with a 5.1 percent decrease in major crimes, there was also a 13.5 percent decrease in property crimes like theft and burglary.
