WATCH | Rapist's escape leaves community reeling

JOHANNESBURG - With rape numbers at alarmingly high levels in the country, the escape of convicted rapist Clatta Gumbo from a Mamelodi Hospital has left the community shaken.

Gumbo is one rapist in a multitude of rapists in South Africa, as confirmed by Police Minister Bheki Cele during the release of the third quarter crime statistics on Friday.

How serious of a problem are sexual offences in Mamelodi, and how worried is the community?

eNCA reporter Hloni Mtimkulu was in the Pretoria township to find out.