Livestock Theft: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

There are three kinds of lies, lies damn lies and statistics. The quote is attributed to many people and arguments are made that it is made popular by Mark Twain whom attributed the quote to Benjamin Disraeli, the 19th century British Prime Minister. The purpose of this report however is not to discuss the quotation as such but to demonstrate that the quote is true when it is attributed to livestock theft statistics in South Africa.   Read more …