South Africa: Increasing and ‘intolerable’ crime levels need modernised police action involving AI – Police Minister Senzo Mchunu SA police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a mission to modernise policing to tackle ‘intolerable’ crime

New Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has made it clear that crime levels in South Africa are increasing and “intolerable,” with murders and kidnappings for ransom among the leading forms of lawbreaking.

Mchunu held a press conference on Monday, 15 July, 2024, to outline his priorities as minister of one of the most critical portfolios in the country, after taking over the reins from Bheki Cele in Cyril Ramaphosa’s new Government of National Unity.

He spoke about issues including plans…