Current Edition >> Archives Section >> Editorial Comment >> 27 March 2007
Violent crime: Root causes
While the debate is ferociously raging about the scourge of violent crime in its many manifestations in the South Africa of today, also affecting directly the central region of the country, the public call is overwhelming for a speedy turning of the tide.
However, for a turning of the tide of the violent crime flood in SA, it is in our opinion necessary to tackle the root causes. What are these?
The root causes of violent crime can be summed up as follows:
• The Godless society in which we live. We have taken God and His Christian values out of our constitution, our laws and our arrangements for society and now we have public media infested with excessive violence entertainment, pornography, child abuse, special treatment for criminals, overly opportunity for corruption, scant regard for the life and possessions of another person, etc. Back to basic Christian values point the road to recovery.
• Our judicial system – police, courts and prisons – should drastically be beefed up and capacitated to cope and deal effectively with the criminal wave.
• Serious crime is mostly not committed by petty criminals, but by large syndicates that have taken root in SA, often with links high up in government and with international operatives.
• Government should set a straight and uncompromising example to those found guilty by a court of law and not be selective and tolerant towards “friends” and “associates”.
• The root of poverty, unemployment and shortage of skills need to be addressed head on and effectively. We will leave that here at that.
For the ordinary citizen of this country to contribute towards making SA a better place for all – to be safe inside your home, your business and during your daily chores – these root causes need to be addressed by action.
The alternative is continuation of the steady slide toward anarchy and towards a situation of law-abiding and defenceless citizens taking the law into their own hands.
Vrystaat - genoeg stof tot dankbaarheid
In hierdie uitgawe word 'n aanduiding gegee van hoe in terme van mega-groot ontwikkelingsprojekte die Vrystaat vergelyk met wat in die res van die land aangaan. Die gevolgtrekking is dat die Vrystaat nie juis besig is om sy posisie te verbeter nie, maar aan die ander kant verswak ons situasie darem ook nie.
Buitengewone voorspoed bring weer ander gevare, soos inboet van kwaliteit van tyd en lewe, versnelling van die reeds vinnige lewenspas, morele verval, ens.
Nee wat, kan ons as Vrystaters ook sę, ons is as sentrale provinsie goed genoeg deel van SA – laat die gedruis van die grootste projekte maar elders verbystoom – ons het, relatief-gesproke, 'n kwaliteit van lewe wat ons nie wil verruil nie.
Seta's - stop the rot
The Seta's, created to address the pressing need for skills development in SA, are increasingly being exposed as nests of corruption. The rapid accumulation of funds through the skills levies seems to be too much for many persons in decision-making capacities.
The latest example is the Mapp-Seta – for Media, Advertising, Packaging and Publishing Sectional Education Training, who is under investigation by the Dept. of Labour and the National Skills Authority for financial irregularities and mismanagement.
Corruption at various Seta's involves already millions and millions of rand.
Perhaps the Dept. of Labour should focus more on these perpetrators under its supervision and less stringently on the technical compliance by SMME's with labour legislation.
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