South Africa: Crime-fighting and job-creation — key points from Gauteng Premier Lesufi’s State of the Province Address

If Gauteng, South Africa’s economic hub, does not defeat the scourge of crime, its ambitious plans to create jobs and fight unemployment will remain a pipedream. This was the sobering admission made by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi on Thursday night.  

Lesufi made the remarks during the official opening of the Gauteng legislature, held in Katlehong, southeast Johannesburg. He used the sitting to chart a way forward for the seventh administration, outlining key priorities and…