JOHANNESBURG—In South Africa, almost 7,000 people were murdered during the final 90 days of 2021. That three-month death toll is half of all fatalities in the contested parts of Ukraine after the first Russian invasion eight years ago. During the same time period, 11,300 women and girls were raped according to police. The latest crime statistics for this nation of 60 million show dramatic increases in all violent crimes, including homicide, carjacking, and armed robbery. Opposition parties say the “horrific” statistics show South Africa effectively is a “war zone” no longer controlled by the ruling African National Congress, but by criminals. “With 75 murders a day now, I think it’s time to accept that our rainbow is now soaked in blood,” leader of the United Democratic Movement party, Bantu Holomisa, told The Epoch Times, referring to what was once the symbol of hope in post-apartheid South Africa. Professor Guy Lamb, …