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Monday 13 February RNW - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE

South Africa: Township residents take control of security

Published on : 25 February 2010 - 10:33am | By RNW Africa Desk (Screenshot AFP)
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South Africa: Alexandra is one of Johannesburg's toughest neighbourhoods - nearly 100 murders were reported in the disctict in 2009. For the last 11 years residents have been taking security into their own hands, patrolling the streets at weekends and carrying out spot-checks to stamp out crime.

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