! e State’s response to crime and public security in South Africa Compiled by Johan Burger and Henri Bosho! Contents List of ! gures and annexures . iv 1 Introduction . 1 2 Methodology . 2 3 An overview of crime in South Africa . 4 Murder . 5 Aggravated robbery . 6 Acts of violence against the farming community (‘farm attacks’) . 7 4 The State’s response to the crime problem . 9 The National Crime Prevention Strategy . 9 The White Paper on safety and security of 1998 . 10 The Rural Protection Plan . 11 The National Crime Combating Strategy . 12 Relevant police organisational and methodological developments . 13 5 Recent o" cial audits . 16 Findings of the Auditor-General on border control . 16 The SAPS’s Policy Advisory Council . 17 6 Phasing out of the commando system . 19 Background . 19 Closing of the commandos . 20 SANDF exit and SAPS entry strategy . 20 7 Case studies . 22 Clocolan and Marquard (Free State) . 22 Dundee (KwaZulu-Natal) . 23 Cullinan (Gauteng) . 23 Krugersdorp (Gauteng) . 24 8 Findings . 25 Crime as a national security threat . 25 Government’s response . 25 Impact of the closing of the commandos . 26 9 Conclusion . 28 Annexures . 29 Notes . 48 References . 49 About the authors . ..