Crime
Parole officers are drowning in cases
Just 933 officers for 82,000 parolees and probationers
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 10 July 2026
Explainer: How “money mule” scams work
We asked the banks what they are doing to combat this type of fraud
By Nathan Geffen and Joel Cedras
Explainer | 8 July 2026
Police torture case postponed for state to get an interpreter
A man who was beaten on CCTV by police has had to travel to a Cape Town court from the Eastern Cape each time at his own expense
Brief | 6 July 2026
Malawian church torched and immigrants chased from their homes in Gqeberha
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it has assisted repatriate nearly 400 Zimbabwean nationals
News | 3 July 2026
Deadline for SAPS to stock child rape kits at Western Cape police stations
Parliamentary oversight visits found shortages of sexual assault evidence kits and discrepancies in police stock records
Brief | 30 June 2026
Vatsonga Machangani march against xenophobia
Tsonga-speaking South Africans say they are being harassed during protests over immigration
Brief | 26 June 2026
Attempted murder charges added to Philippi massacre case
Two accused now face charges related to the murder of nine and attempted murder of three people in an alleged extortion hit
Brief | 23 June 2026
Lesotho opposition leader faces treason charge
Tšepo Lipholo is accused of links to alleged military training camps on farms in South Africa
News | 22 June 2026
Supporters of murdered imam demand answers from police
Imam Muhsin Hendricks was shot dead in Bethelsdorp, Gqeberha, on 15 February 2025
News | 17 June 2026