That is pretty low for criminals! Can we call this a government failure?
Hypocrisy: South Africa was the first country to indict Israel of crimes against humanity/genocide before the International Court of Justice!
Ambulance staff are wearing Kevlar vests, because they are being shot at or stabbed.
"Armed thieves are robbing paramedics in Cape Town of medical equipment, drugs, wallets, and cellphones.
The persistent attacks are adding to the stress of working in one of the world’s “most crime-prone cities.”
Mandatory police escort for ambulances have been required for certain areas of Cape Town since 2016. While paramedics say the escorts have lessened the number of attacks, the policy limits their response to emergencies—with sometimes hours-long delays that result in patients’ deterioration or deaths.
44 ambulance attacks were documented in Western Cape province in 2023—though officials say many minor cases are going unreported.
Attacks are down from 2016, when officials recorded 100+. ..."
"... "They don't care if you're there to help an old lady who's having a heart attack," says Victor Labuschagne, a colleague of Lebelo's who has been both shot and stabbed in separate incidents, while attending to patients in the past few years. He credits his Kevlar vest with stopping the bullet that might otherwise have killed him. ..."
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