Corruption to Chaos: Why Is South Africa So Violent?
Simon Whistler · September 15, 2025 · 21 min video · Africa
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South Africa, once it was commended across the globe as the model for a modern ized post-colonial state. But in recent years, murder, robbery, and assault had become a daily threat to citizens across racial and economic lines.
In 2024, 60 people were murdered across South Africa every single day, more than enough to make it one of the top 10 most murderous countries in the world per capita.
Why, whilst the internet is all tied up in identity, ethnicity, and according to some, their nasty little G-word that we probably should have mentioned so soon in a YouTube video. But the reality of South Africa's current situation is far more complex, far more nuanced than a single matter of identity.
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South Africa’s violence didn’t appear overnight. From gangs to state capture, farm attacks and failing policing, we trace corruption’s chain reaction—and the fragile hope after 2024’s political shakeup. Watch now
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