Rampant crime: South Africa must find its anger switch

It's said if a frog is put into a pot of lukewarm water it stays in even when the water temperature is increased until it boils to death.The story about a frog immediately jumping out when it is put into a pot of boiling water aptly describes the way South Africa has fully embraced and accepted its crime situation. It is said that if a frog is put into a pot of lukewarm water it stays in even when the water temperature is gradually taken up, until it boils to death.

And then life carried on. Even his team, Kaizer Chiefs, honoured their Saturday fixture against Chippa United, just three days after his death. Playing “in his honour”, they said. But the anger levels are so low life just goes on. Earlier in the week, there were muted celebrations when police mowed down a group of nine alleged criminals in Marianhill, KwaZulu-Natal.

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