Country At War With Itself

Crime is tearing South Africa apart. Whether it is hijacking or rape, a home robbery or a husband''s explosion of rage, violence is so common that few lives have been left untouched by it. The result is a society deformed by its fears. Closeted behind locked doors and high walls, panic buttons at the ready, members of the middle class live lives haunted by fear. The poor, who are both more likely ...