Crime
Extortion rackets disrupt work in Cape Town’s townships
We no longer go to some townships without an escort, says waste collection worker
News | 16 April 2024
Student murdered while trying to be early for NSFAS queue
SRC blames the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein for slow service, forcing students to queue as early as 4am
Brief | 12 April 2024
131 schools in Nelson Mandela Bay robbed, mostly at gunpoint, in five months
Many teachers are afraid to report for duty
News | 11 April 2024
I’m a monster killer, Philippi extortionist tells GroundUp
A member of a criminal syndicate explains how they operate
News | 10 April 2024
Toddlers electrocuted by illegal electrical wires
Thembelihle Ndlela and Kwenzakonke Gazu, both aged 3, were playing near their homes in Zwelisha, north of Durban, on Wednesday
Brief | 4 April 2024
Broken streetlights have led to a spike in crime in this Cape Town suburb
But the City says repairs are difficult because of safety risks in Tafelsig
News | 2 April 2024
Rude and threatening magistrate fired
Judge upholds dismissal of Judith van Schalkwyk, who also took money from an attorney to travel to the US
Law | 26 March 2024
Library services crippled in Nelson Mandela Bay
Some have not reopened since Covid lockdown
News | 14 March 2024
Library vandalism hits learners hard in Philippi
Brown’s Farm library may be closed for a year
Brief | 14 March 2024