50 000 children arrested for crimes in SA last year

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has called on the nation to protect children following stats that revealed that over 50 thousand children were charged with crime last year. The minister earlier today reiterated that police will intensify the war against perpetrators of crime against children including adults who influence and abuse children to commit crime for their own criminal benefit. Police spokesperson Zweli Mnisi spoke to us about some of the ways they are trying to curb children committing crime…