Crime

Woman raped in public library organises protest to demand better security

About 50 learners from various high schools protested outside Uitenhage Public Library

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Brief | 6 March 2020

Report finds shocking violence against sex workers

101 female sex workers, some of them transwomen, died in the 2018/19 year. Half of them were murdered, says SWEAT report

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News | 6 March 2020

Parents shut down school for second week demanding a fence

“The department does not take the safety of our children seriously”

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Brief | 5 March 2020

Paraplegic man dreams of having a house

Lwando Sigaqa lives in a shack in Taiwan informal settlement

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News | 26 February 2020

Not safe to go to the toilet

Residents of Kliprand informal settlement have opted for the bucket system because gangs target people using communal toilets at night

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News | 24 February 2020

Parow residents burn down suspected drug houses

This followed the accused appearing in the Tazne Van Wyk murder and kidnapping trial

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Brief | 21 February 2020

“Every day I fear for my life” says train driver

Stephanus Louw was stabbed and attacked by three men armed with knives

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Brief | 20 February 2020

Triumph for amateur cast at the opera house

Don’t Miss Your Turning Point received a standing ovation on Saturday night at Artscape

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Photo Essay | 17 February 2020

Prison officials explain Ramaphosa’s decision to reduce sentences

Officials ask Dunoon residents to accept ex-convicts back into society, as nearly 900 released from Pollsmoor

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News | 17 February 2020

JP Smith claims success for railway security unit but cable theft goes on

City says it needs to take control of Metrorail in Cape Town, while #UniteBehind calls for commuter-centred safety plan

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News | 7 February 2020

Sexual offences courts’ regulations finally gazetted

Date for implementation still to be set

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Brief | 6 February 2020

Crucial patient information lost in Yeoville clinic robbery

Robbers made off with 11 computers each worth R22,000

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Brief | 6 February 2020

Families claim they were duped into paying R50 to get a house

But Howard Soetwater of United Homeless People’s Association says it needs money to organise

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News | 28 January 2020

Drivers stoned, vehicle set alight in Gugulethu protest

Avanza drivers forced to turn around

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News | 27 January 2020

“I’m still shaking with fear” says Newcastle shop owner - STORY RETRACTED

Dozens of immigrant-owned stores in Osizweni and Madadeni were ransacked and vandalised on Thursday

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Fifteen-year wait for KwaNobuhle bridge finally over

Construction underway on a new bridge where dozens of learners cross river daily

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Brief | 24 January 2020