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Hallo zusammen,

hier noch etwas Vermischtes:

Between 2000 and 2008 South Africa has been downgraded by 20 places by Transparency International's Corruption Index -- from 34th to 54th. Corruption is increasing at an enormous rate and it impacts severely on the poor.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200908260716.html?viewall=1

Militär kämpft in Pretoria gegen die Polizei:
Tshwane police used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse around 1 000 soldiers attempting to gain access to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, the defence department said on Wednesday.
http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/News/1059/1efe8741c29d4ebb87b1ebb2ab4773b8/26-08-2009-03-26/Rubber_bullets_used_on_soldiers
Between 1 000 and 2 000 soldiers face tough disciplinary action and possible criminal prosecution after a pay increase march on government buildings in capital Pretoria turned violent. Two soldiers were arrested and handed over to the military police.
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=nw20090826223144977C748544
http://gallery.iol.co.za/v/iolnews/SANDF+members+protest+at+the+Union+Buildings+26-08-09/

So kann es heute jedem Touristen in JHB gehen:
An elderly American tourist leaving OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday found himself trapped in a minibus with a gang of hijackers who kept him hostage for more than half an hour.
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20090827040339305C228714

Aber auch Shopping Malls sind als “Leichte Ziele” zunehmend gefährdet:
The recent spate of shopping mall robberies could be the result of security companies being penetrated by criminal syndicates, a crime researcher has suggested.
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20090712070920851C896139
An urgent meeting to discuss the surge in mall robberies takes place today. All role-players in the retail trade will attend a meeting of the Consumer Goods Council. In the past two weeks, three people have been killed and eight wounded in a spate of robberies in Gauteng.
http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=ee8d212cbb623210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default

Aber so recht bekämpfen will man das offenbar nicht:
A controversial but successful covert tactical crime intelligence assault unit used to fight heavily armed criminal gangs across South Africa has been disbanded with immediate effect, according to its members.
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20090826042733976C371287