A South African SABC TV reporter named Vuyo Mvoko and his crew were robbed on camera by at least three men as Mvoko prepared to give a live report:
No one was injured in the Tuesday incident, during which one of the assailants threatened Mvoko with a gun. The perpetrators have not as of yet been apprehended.
Crime rates in South Africa are notoriously high; according to the most recent statistics the country’s murder rate is 32.2 invididuals per 100,000 residents per year. The murder rate in the United States is 4.5.
