The Importance of Community Service in South Africa

Medical professionals in South Africa have to complete a year of community service. The government places you in most likely a rural area and around the community. A few months into living in the new province my boyfriend came to visit me. Two gangsters approached us from about 20 meters away looking straight towards us. They asked us if we could help them with some money because they got out of jail yesterday. We said we don't have it but they were persistent and wouldn't leave us alone. For anyone wondering South Africa's crime right is very high. One of the highest in the world. While most areas are safe you can never escape situations like this.