Crime

Readers’ donations get church band going again

Instruments worth R100,000 were stolen from the Samora Machel band and sold for scrap

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Brief | 25 August 2026

Lesotho, SA courts freeze assets in M700m clothing industry fraud case

Appeals have delayed the implementation of two forfeiture judgments handed down in May

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Law | 24 August 2026

“They failed us”: Gang violence victims demand justice from Parliament

Families told a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday how their loved ones were killed in gang violence

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News | 19 August 2026

Hawks have only half the staff they need

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations needs more investigators

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News | 19 August 2026

Six months after Philippi mass murder, state asks for time to investigate

Two suspects appeared in the Athlone Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday

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Brief | 11 August 2026

How FNB enabled people to join the SGK pyramid scheme

Bank employees signed up new customers at an SGK recruitment site

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News | 31 July 2026

Church band instruments worth R100,000 stolen and sold for scrap

Cape Town youth brass band pleads for help

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News | 28 July 2026

Lesotho citizens lose millions to SGK pyramid scheme

Popular app promised guaranteed returns for watching videos – and then stopped paying out

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Feature | 23 July 2026

Has the army deployment in Cape Town made communities safer?

Parliament gears up for inquiry into gang violence next month

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Feature | 21 July 2026