Crime
Crime statistics: who are we to believe?
SAPS and Stats SA figures are wildly different
Analysis | 22 October 2024
Government losing 1,800 firearms a year to criminals
Firearm-related murders in South Africa have risen to 34 per day
News | 18 October 2024
Understanding the High Court ruling on rape and consent
Minister of Justice opposed the case to have “defence of subjective consent to rape” scrapped
Law | 14 October 2024
About 100 people march in Khayelitsha against gun crimes and extortion
Crime involving firearms and extortion has prevented the municipality, Eskom and SASSA from providing essential services
News | 14 October 2024
Western Cape town “held to ransom” by cable theft syndicate
Repeated extended blackouts as electricity poles are cut down and cables stolen
News | 10 October 2024
Cape Town attorney accused of attempted murder requests speedy trial
Magistrate reprimands Rael Kassel for interrupting court proceedings
Brief | 27 September 2024
It’s a dangerous job, but we have to do it, says neighbourhood crime fighter
The City of Cape Town Neighbourhood Watch Support Programme has just expanded its training programme
News | 20 September 2024
Extortionists now targeting social workers
Western Cape social development department had to spend R20-million on overtime to double-up social workers operating in high-risk areas
News | 16 September 2024
Philippi library remains closed more than a year after robbery and vandalism
City of Cape Town says it currently has no budget, but is committed to fixing the library
Brief | 16 September 2024