Gore talks a good game

One of the highlights of the Biznews conference was Adrian Gore's talk. While most other speakers were focused on politics and all the negatives, Gore found some positive trends to talk about. His core point was that the central narrative needs to remain strong. There are minority extremists on the far right and left who make lots of noise but it is the centrist majority that should take lead of this country.

In his presentation he pointed out that according to Discovery's data, theft and violent crime have come down materially over the last 10 years. If you read the media every day, that good news will be quite shocking. Take a look at the image below which shows those trends. Discovery insures a large portion of the South African middle class, this data is undeniable.

Sadly it probably means that crime is increasing in informal settlements where private security is less effective. But if you live in an established suburb with a strong community that looks after its people, the chances of being touched by violent crime are decreasing. Well done.