Topic: Crime | GroundUp

Rape Crisis picket at Khayelitsha court

Protesters demand proper facilities for sexual offences court

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 10 December 2020

“We will celebrate Christmas in sewage again”

Philippi families have been struggling with overflowing drains for a year

By Tariro Washinyira

News | 4 December 2020

Activists call for emergency response to violence against women

Right2Know picket outside Parliament

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 1 December 2020

Spar workers who set woman alight have been fired

But their victim is battling to recover from her burns

By Bernard Chiguvare

Brief | 1 December 2020

Tsakane tense after residents close down immigrant-owned shops

At least five new shops have been closed down

By Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 30 November 2020

Kirkwood erupts over vigilante violence

Youths accused of being gangsters take revenge on anti-crime forum members

By Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 27 November 2020

Bolt drivers being harassed and intimidated by meter taxis

The company has partnered with private security to ensure the safety of drivers

By Zoë Postman

News | 26 November 2020

Cape Flats women activists celebrated

Twenty women from communities across the city have been nominated for awards

By Marecia Damons

News | 25 November 2020

If poverty and Covid-19 don’t kill you a gunshot will, says PE protester

Residents are demanding better policing amid crime spike

By Joseph Chirume

Brief | 23 November 2020

IPID investigating after police accused of assaulting woman

The woman says that officers in Philippi threatened to kill her and her family if they spoke out about the incident

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 20 November 2020

Woman doused with spirits and set alight after stealing food worth R25

Shop apologises and suspends two employees implicated in the incident

By Bernard Chiguvare

News | 18 November 2020

Informal traders say the City neglects the town centre in Mitchells Plain

The group says the area “reeks of defecation and urine”

By Marecia Damons

News | 17 November 2020

West Coast mining magnate fails to keep criminal trial secret

Australian court has lifted an interim order barring publication of details of trial of Tormin mines’ Mark Caruso

By John Yeld

News | 16 November 2020

Motorcade through Cape Town to highlight gender-based violence

Police accompany Ilitha Labantu campaign

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 13 November 2020

Court grants eviction order against alleged housing “hijackers”

Evictees say they were out of options

By Marecia Damons

News | 12 November 2020

Steve Tshwete Stadium collapsing and taking local sport with it

Mayor blames vandals and lack of cooperation from local teams

By Mkhuseli Sizani

Brief | 9 November 2020