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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 30 > South Africa’s poor face grave threats

South Africa’s poor face grave threats

In urban areas, going to the police for help usually isn’t even considered

By Barry Bearak / The Bulletin
June 30, 2009

DIEPSLOOT, South Africa — The two robbery suspects had already been viciously beaten, their swollen faces stained with rivulets of red.

One of them could no longer sit up, and only the need to moan seemed to revive him into consciousness. The other, Moses Tjiwa, occasionally stared....

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