- 386,111 viewsAs South Africa’s murder rate reaches a twenty year high, #BBCAfricaEye meets the frontline communities who are fighting back. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica There were more than 27,000 murders last year. With trust in the police falling, Africa Eye reporter Ayanda Charlie follows two volunteer patrol units determined to protect their communities. She meets a team of Afrikaans farmers in the town of Brits near Pretoria - and also with a unit in Diepsloot, a township of more than 300,000 people. #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaNews #AfriForum *** Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever. You can check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here: https://bit.ly/bbcafricaeye Credits: Filmed & directed by NICK BLAKEMORE Africa Eye Editor - TOM WATSON Reporter – AYANDA CHARLIE Executive Producer – PETER MURIMI Producers - JANE THANDI LIPMAN, GOLDEN LIEFIE MTIKA Film Editor - AMANDA GUNN Production Manager - SIMON FROST Production Coordinator – SARAH CLARKE Researcher – IZZY FLEMING Reversioning Producer - ANNA PAYTON Social Media Producer - ANUSHA KUMAR Digital Producer - TAMASIN FORD Sound mix - JEZ SPENCER Colourist - BOYD NAGLE Online Editor - CHRIS STOTT Translator - FEZOKUHLE MTHONTI, TARRYN DE KOCK Archive – CBS NEWS, Morning Joe, MSNBC, SABC Radio Sound Archives Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/
Crime and Punishment in South Africa - BBC Africa Eye documentary
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