Crime
Cape Town protection money syndicates kill people, kill livelihoods
A salon owner was shot dead on Wednesday apparently for refusing to pay protection money
News | 7 March 2024
Water is being sold illegally in eThekwini
Desperate households resort to paying for water from unmarked trucks
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Feature | 7 March 2024
Four people shot on public works property in Wynberg
Two days prior to the shooting, Parliament recommended the property become a drug rehabilitation centre
News | 26 February 2024
Bheki Cele accuses Randfontein protesters of being a construction mafia. But they say they just want jobs and their fair share
Eleven people to apply for bail after being arrested on 13 February
News | 26 February 2024
Campaign launched to remove guns from violent domestic partners
The ‘Removing the Trigger’ Campaign was launched at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children on Wednesday.
Brief | 15 February 2024
The South African drug mules held in foreign jails
Vincent Ntsolo, from Soweto, was just 18 when he was recruited
Feature | 15 February 2024
Two people are killed in gang violence in the Western Cape every day
At least 74 were bystanders
By Reagen Allen
Opinion | 8 February 2024
Alleged extortionists appear in Mamelodi court
They were arrested in January after GroundUp reported that gang members had hijacked government-owned flats
Brief | 7 February 2024
Gangs make us pay for access to water, say Mamelodi residents
Municipality confirms illegal connections to the reservoir but blames people occupying nearby land
News | 1 February 2024