Moral Crisis in south Africa

“ I’m going to initiate a national conversation on the moral code, on our values as a country”
Jacob Zuma
Zuma with his three wives

Sources
Anass Bayaga, Louw Jaysveree (University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa) Moral Degeneration: Crisis in South African Schools?
Eric Pelser (Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention, Cape Town)
Learning to Be Lost: Youth Crime in South Africa
Shwala, Bhekani Goodman (University of Zululand)
An investigation into the values necessary for the African Renaissance in South Africa with special reference to the learners in Empangeni District

Alcohol and drug addiction

Sources of Your Drug/Alcohol
Shebeens/taverns/nightclubs 41.8 %
I do not use drugs 32.5 %
Friends 11.2 %
Not applicable 5.6 %
Relatives 3.1 %
Multiple sources 3.1 %
Pimps 2.5 %

Incidence of Crime

Have you ever been involved Yes 33.8 %
in a fight in/out of school? No 66.3 %
Have you attacked anyone Yes 16.9 %
in/out of school before? No 83.1 %
The Gates of Pollsmoor, a prison where young prisoners are “corrected” (Cape Town)

Personal Experience
of Violence at Home