With the longest festive season of the year only a few weeks away, LINDANI DONYELI asked residents what causes crime to spike during the holidays:-
“Unemployment of the youth and the use of drugs.”
“Those who don’t have money are greedy and want to celebrate like others.”
“Everyone wants money in December regardless of working or not and there is no employment”
“Boasting [in front of]those who are not employed.”
“No employment”
“They want to have things like those who have worked. So, us who have worked, end up having nothing”
“Poverty creates crime. When people are hungry they start to create crime.”
“There must be working opportunities. [Outside] companies must not bring their own people when there are projects.”
“People get their bonus and there are those from somewhere else] who want to rob them.”
“Those who have cash boast. It is pain[ful]to see someone with money when you don’t have.”
“It’s alcohol and drugs”
“People get bonus and others don’t have anything.”
