Crime

Immigrant shop owners ruthlessly exploited by protection rackets

“This is the life we live … If we do not pay, they send nyaope boys to my shop to start a toyi-toyi”

By

News | 15 October 2020

Residents call on Cele to act after homes in Port Elizabeth petrol-bombed

Community says police minister has not kept his promise to tackle gangs

By

News | 15 October 2020

Desmond Tutu Health Foundation driver ‘held to ransom’ by taxi operators

Taxi operators could be deregistered or have their licences revoked should they be found guilty, says provincial transport department

By

News | 14 October 2020

Glebelands: Witness places four accused at murder scenes

“As they were following him, a gunshot went off”

By

Law | 14 October 2020

Neighbouring communities fight for jobs at construction project

About 400 Cookhouse residents blocked the R63 with burning tyres and large stones on Friday

By

Brief | 9 October 2020

Glebelands witness says accused showed him photos of victims

Defence lawyer accuses witness of trying to escape his own prosecution

By

News | 9 October 2020

Glebelands Eight: witness describes murder plot

Trial resumes in Pietermaritzburg High Court after lockdown delay

By

News | 6 October 2020

Western Cape farmers in court for assault

Anthony Koopman sustained a “cracked skull” and there have been protests outside court in support of him

By

News | 5 October 2020

Activists raise alarm over amendments to Domestic Violence Act

“The victims will lose trust in the social workers”

By

News | 2 October 2020

Police rescue man from vigilante justice in Uitenhage

Bobani Village residents destroyed a suspect thief’s shack and banished him from the informal settlement

By

Brief | 1 October 2020

Small business owners block the N2 over PPE contracts

Business owners accuse the Alfred Nzo district municipality of only giving contracts to company’s from other towns

By

News | 1 October 2020

Picketers demand jail time for looters of Covid-19 funds

Campaign highlights the devastating impact of corruption on lives

By

Brief | 21 September 2020

“They stabbed and stoned my horses” says Fairview stable owner

Dippin Blu Horse Racing considers legal action against its former workers after protest

By

News | 18 September 2020

Community beats three suspected criminals to death in Eastern Cape

Police blamed for the rise in vigilantism

By

News | 11 September 2020

Enemies of the nation: How the “war on drugs” has failed South Africa

Drug use is a social and health issue. It is not a criminal justice issue

By

Opinion | 19 August 2020

One dead, 13 due in court after protests and looting in Bloekombos

“We are willing to move elsewhere. We just want a place to stay” says occupier

By

News | 11 August 2020