Crime
Extortion war shuts down schools and businesses in Cape Town
A letter, apparently written by gangsters in Philippi, warns they will kill Somalis if extortion fees are paid to their rivals
News | 7 August 2024
Police torture case: delay over CCTV footage
Three officers are accused of assaulting Juma Igiranieza, a barber, at his workplace, in Mowbray on 7 November 2023
Brief | 25 July 2024
Man found dead after arrest: family demands answers from police
Western Cape SAPS have opened an inquest docket
News | 25 July 2024
Lawyer accused of racially motivated vandalism wants case to be dismissed
Gary Trappler is on trial in the Cape Town Magistrates Court, charged with slashing the tyres of his neighbour’s car
News | 19 July 2024
Vandals and gangs have ruined Cape Town sports field
The City says it spent more than R2.5-million on repairs and maintenance for Avonwood Sports Ground in the 2023/24 financial year
News | 18 July 2024
Islamic Relief hijacked in Philippi while helping flooded residents
The organisation has nonetheless continued to provide humanitarian relief
News | 17 July 2024
Hermanus magistrate messed up in domestic violence case, judges rule
The High Court set aside the conviction and sentence of a man accused of breaching a protection order
Law | 25 June 2024
Huge housing project stopped by “masked thugs”
Beneficiaries of Covid Village relocation project in Cape Town marched to Mfuleni police station to demand SAPS take action
By Vincent Lali
News | 19 June 2024
Philippi satellite police station to open after two-year wait
The community is desperate for more policing
Brief | 13 June 2024