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More than 40,000 rape cases and 24,692 murders reported in 2024/25 — Cachalia

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 434 words · By Koena Mashale
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Story audio is generated using AI Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia has revealed grim crime figures, with more than 40,000 rape cases and 190,000 common assaults recorded in the 2024/25 financial year.

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What happened

Story audio is generated using AI Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia has revealed grim crime figures, with more than 40,000 rape cases and 190,000 common assaults recorded in the 2024/25 financial year.

Why it matters

Replying to questions in parliament on Thursday, Cachalia provided the figures in response to a question by MP Makashule Gana, who asked the minister about the number of serious crimes reported during the financial year and how many cases were referred for…

Common ground

According to Cachalia, South Africa recorded 24,692 murders, 27,630 attempted murders and 40,475 rape cases over the period.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Of the murder cases, 10,129 were referred for prosecution, with 3,628 resulting in convictions. A further 893 resulted in acquittals, while 893 were recorded as dismissals.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general information about the year 2024 and the number 893, with no mention of South African murder prosecution or conviction statistics.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Year 893 (DCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
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Claim 2: “Over the same period, 114,451 rape cases were referred for prosecution, with 18,884 resulting in convictions, while 6,729 resulted in acquittals and the same number in dismissals.”
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Claim 3: “For attempted murder, 12,714 cases were referred for prosecution, resulting in 1,880 convictions, 436 acquittals and 436 dismissals.”
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The specific prosecution and conviction figures for attempted murder are found in one web search result snippet. No other independent sources corroborate this.
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web search NEUTRAL — For attempted murder, 12,714 cases were referred for prosecution, resulting in 1,880 convictions, 436 acquittals and 436 dismissals. The figures for GBH were considerably higher, with 121,630 cases re…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-10-more-than-40000-…
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Claim 4: “Meanwhile, 23,363 rape cases were referred for prosecution, resulting in 4,229 convictions, 1,495 acquittals and 1,495 dismissals.”
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Claim 5: “The reported crime figures are reflected in the South African Police Service’s 2024/25 annual report.”
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While evidence confirms the existence of the South African Police Service (SAPS), no evidence was provided that confirms the existence or contents of a '2024/25 annual report'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South African Police Service (SAPS) is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. Its 1,165 police stations in South Africa are divided according to the provincial borders, and a P…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An overview of South African police decorations and medals, which form part of the South African honours system.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South African Police (SAP) was the national police force and law enforcement agency in South Africa from 1913 to 1994; it was the de facto police force in the territory of South West Africa (Namib…
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Claim 6: “According to the parliamentary response, 49,465 murder cases, 26,735 attempted murder cases, 126,371 GBH cases, 99,577 common assault cases and 53,582 rape cases are pending in court.”
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Claim 7: “The figures were obtained from the South African Police Service 6 system as at February 12 2026, and include cases reported during previous financial years.”
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Claim 8: “The five-year figures supplied by Cachalia show 50,890 murder cases were referred for prosecution, resulting in 16,648 convictions, 4,364 acquittals and 4,364 dismissals.”
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Claim 9: “For common assault, 113,696 cases were referred for prosecution, with 9,394 resulting in convictions, 1,919 in acquittals and 1,919 dismissals.”
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The specific figures for common assault prosecution and convictions are found in one web search result snippet. No other independent sources corroborate this.
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web search NEUTRAL — For common assault, 113,696 cases were referred for prosecution, with 9,394 resulting in convictions, 1,919 in acquittals and 1,919 dismissals.
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Claim 10: “The figures for GBH were considerably higher, with 121,630 cases referred for prosecution. Of these, 11,692 resulted in convictions, while 2,034 resulted in acquittals and the same number in dismissals.”
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Claim 11: “Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia has revealed grim crime figures, with more than 40,000 rape cases and 190,000 common assaults recorded in the 2024/25 financial year.”
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The claim is supported by one web search result snippet that attributes the figures to acting police minister Firoz Cachalia. However, there are no other independent sources provided to corroborate these specific figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. The country consists of nine provinces, and is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles…
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Claim 12: “South Africa recorded 24,692 murders, 27,630 attempted murders and 40,475 rape cases over the period.”
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The specific numbers (24,692 murders, 27,630 attempted murders, 40,475 rape cases) are found in one web search result snippet. No other independent sources confirm these exact figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. The country consists of nine provinces, and is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles…
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Claim 13: “There were also 179,183 cases of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm (GBH) and 190,923 common assault cases.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about 'South', 'Southern United States', and 'Southwest Airlines', none of which contain crime statistics for South Africa.
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