Crime statistics for the 2014/2015 financial year show a 4.6 percent increase in the number of murders compared to the previous period.
Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko and National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega have released the annual figures in Parliament.
Overall contact crimes, which include murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances, are up by 0.9 percent.
A total of 17,805 murders were reported between April 2014 and March this year.
That's nearly 782 more deaths when compared to the previous period.
Contact-related crimes, meanwhile, increased by just under 1.9 percent.
That's nearly 782 more deaths when compared to the previous period.
Contact-related crimes, meanwhile, increased by just under 1.9 percent.
