Articles for Phumeza Halonisi
Extortion gangs terrorise Cape Town’s immigrant shop owners
Vigilantism on the rise as people accuse the police of failing them
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Phumeza Halonisi
News | 20 November 2025
11-year-old killed as police van crashes into shack in Cape Town
Angry residents set van alight
News | 6 October 2025
Police van crashes into shacks, injures two, and leaves families homeless
The families say SAPS only took their statements a week after the incident
News | 18 September 2025
Blue Downs residents clash with police
Two men have been arrested for public violence
Brief | 29 July 2025
Paramedics protest in Mfuleni, following attacks
“We are now working closer with the police and the community to make sure that the emergency services workers are protected at all costs”
Brief | 2 June 2025
No identity eight years after submitting DNA evidence
Home Affairs incompetence leaves young woman stateless for decades
News | 25 April 2025
Mother of three dies in Cape Town shack fire
Eight shacks burnt down in Marikana informal settlement on the weekend leaving 24 people homeless
Brief | 11 November 2024
Father unable to register his son because he is not the mother
Despite DNA tests, Home Affairs refused to issue birth certificate to single dad’s son
News | 14 August 2024
Man found dead after arrest: family demands answers from police
Western Cape SAPS have opened an inquest docket
News | 25 July 2024