{"id":945,"date":"2026-07-23T10:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/over-10600-south-africans-killed-by-illegal-guns-in-one-year\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:13:30","slug":"over-10600-south-africans-killed-by-illegal-guns-in-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/abantu-baseningizimu-afrika-abangaphezu-kuka-10600-babulewe-yizibhamu-ezingekho-emthethweni-ngonyaka-owodwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abangaphezu kuka-10,600 babulewe yizibhamu ezingekho emthethweni ngonyaka owodwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abantu abangaphezu kuka-10,600 babulawa besebenzisa izibhamu ezingenayo ilayisensi eNingizimu Afrika ngonyaka wezimali ka-2022\/2023, ngokusho kwezibalo ezisemthethweni ezikhishwe yi-South African Police Service. Lesi sibalo siqokomisa usongo oluqhubekayo olubangelwa yizibhamu ezingekho emthethweni, lapho izikhulu zikahulumeni nabacwaningi bexwayisa ngokuthi inani elikhulu lezibhamu ezilahlekile, ezebiwe, nezingekho emthethweni zibhebhethekisa ubudlova ezweni lonke.<\/p>\n<h4>Izibalo Ezisemthethweni Zembula Ubukhulu Benkinga Yobudlova Bezibhamu<\/h4>\n<p>Ngokwezibalo zobugebengu zaminyaka yonke ze-SAPS, ukubulawa kwabantu abangu-10,613 kwakuhilela izibhamu ezingenayo imvume kusukela ngo-Ephreli 2022 kuya kuMashi 2023. 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Kodwa-ke, ochwepheshe baphawula ukuthi le ntuthuko isibuyele emuva, njengoba eminyakeni yamuva nje kubuye kwavela ukubulawa kwabantu ngezibhamu njengoba izikhali ezingekho emthethweni ziqhubeka nokusabalala kabanzi.<\/p>\n<p>Imizamo yokunciphisa ukugeleza kwezibhamu ezingekho emthethweni isalokhu iyinkinga ebalulekile ekulweni nobugebengu obunobudlova, futhi izinhlangano zomphakathi zicele ukuqiniswa komthetho kanye nokuzibophezela okukhulu mayelana nezibhamu zikahulumeni nezangasese. Kulindeleke ukuthi kube nokubuyekezwa okwengeziwe kwe-SAPS emhlanganweni wobugebengu wekota olandelayo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ngo-2022\/2023, abantu abangaphezu kuka-10,600 babulawa ngezibhamu ezingekho emthethweni eNingizimu Afrika, ngokusho kwedatha yamaphoyisa. 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