CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- South Africa has an enviable reputation as a tourism destination. Beautiful scenery and beaches combine with spectacular game reserves, high-quality hotels and a cheap currency to ensure a steadily increasing stream of visitors. But its reputation isn't all good. Ask people outside the country what they know of South Africa and the word "crime" is seldom far away. And if the perception internationally is of a country where crime is out of control, the local feeling is equally bleak. South African citizens are angry at what they see as soaring levels of crime -- much of it violent -- and the inability of the criminal justice system to protect victims.
In South Africa, Mbeki Faces Public Outrage Over Crime
