Weekend News in Tweets: South Africa murders rise & Mother Teresa canonized

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the world news you might’ve missed this weekend through the 140-character lens of Twitter.

Welcome to the Weekend News in Tweets (2 September – 4 September).

Pope Francis Sunday declared Mother Teresa a saint, at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City. Mother Teresa, also known as Saint of the Gutters, served as a nun in Kolkata, India. She was declared a saint just 19 years after her death.

After the service, a number of Mother Teresa’s followers declared their delight on Twitter, including the Pope himself.

Let us carry Mother Teresa’s smile in our hearts and give it to those whom we meet along our journey. pic.twitter.com/YNGkhd9Z6m

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 4, 2016

#MotherTeresa‘s sisters arriving to St Peter’s Sq for this morning’s thanksgiving Mass. @cnalive @Calderon_Martha pic.twitter.com/BLE8QfyHmh

— Alan Holdren (@AlanHoldren) September 5, 2016

PHOTOS — #MotherTeresa‘s canonization – a day of celebration https://t.co/9M7z2nqxJh (CNS/Paul Haring) pic.twitter.com/US122vadRo #PopeFrancis

— Catholic News Svc (@CatholicNewsSvc) September 5, 2016

The latest G20 Summit kicked off in Hangzhou, China on Sunday. Pollution and global climate change will be the two primary talking points of the summit.

China welcomes #G20 leaders with banquet, gala https://t.co/UoMb8DWILW pic.twitter.com/j1blSYusSX

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) September 4, 2016

Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida this weekend, dowsing the state and leaving much of it in flood. Currently in the northern Atlantic, Hermine could restrengthen and brush past New York and Boston before moving towards the Arctic.

I think its safe to say I never want to hear the name #Hermine ever again.

— Ed Vallee (@EdValleeWx) September 4, 2016

Mother Teresa was canonized just 19 years after her death

South African violent crimes are on the rise, according to official numbers announced Friday. 18 673 homocides were recorded between March 2015 and March 2016, which equates to around 51 people murdered per day.

SA provinces with highest murder rate per 100,000 people:
1. Eastern Cape (52.8)
2. Western Cape (52)
3. KZN (36) https://t.co/YLtKP9azSi

— Africa Check (@AfricaCheck) September 4, 2016

Google Search Trends: South Africa’s crime visualised

South Africa’s crime statistics are propped up by more than just the murder rate. Other big crtmes — including rape, theft and hijacking — have come close to, or have, eclipsed “murder” in the past year. These figures at least, in terms of Google Trends.

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg claimed victory at the Italian GP Sunday with his teammate Lewis Hamilton in second. Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari finished a crowd-pleasing third.

thank you very much! you were amazing! It was great to sing with you. #pooopopopopo 🙏🏻 🇮🇹 🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/RR7yll58bF

— Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) September 5, 2016

And on a much lighter note, a fan of The Proclaimers decided to calculate exactly how far they’d walk to “fall down at your door”. Estimates suggest Reykjavik, Iceland and Rome, Italy are pretty much as far as they’ll likely go.

Someone has calculated exactly where the Proclaimers would walk to fall down at your door https://t.co/lRdgIhNOXi pic.twitter.com/vulB55q7Rt

— The Independent (@Independent) September 4, 2016

Feature image: Denise Krebs via Flickr