Seven burned to death in South Africa township 'mob' attack: police

Diepsloot residents regularly hold protests against the high murder and rape rates in the township.



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What you need to know:

  • South Africa is afflicted by a steadily increasing murder rate, but community leaders say Diepsloot, a town of more than 350,000 people north of Johannesburg with high rates of killings and rape, has been abandoned by authorities.