Crime
City of Cape Town to launch new unit to protect workers in Philippi
Reward offered for information leading to arrests of anyone targeting City staff
News | 17 May 2023
Thabo Bester escape: lawyer asks court to “satisfy itself” that the man in the dock is indeed Bester
Bail hearing of five alleged conspirators to continue on Friday
By Becker Semela and Daniel Steyn
News | 16 May 2023
Victims shot by gangs using “Prinsloo Guns” launch class action
Guns stolen by two police officers killed more than 1,000 people, Gun Free SA and nine families claim in court papers
News | 10 May 2023
Freedom Day in Philippi: gunshots, robberies and piles of rubbish
Crime has free rein in one of Cape Town’s poorest suburbs
Feature | 27 April 2023
Loyiso Nkohla shot dead during political meeting
Former ANC councillor killed during a meeting over the future of the families living along the railway line in Cape Town
News | 17 April 2023
Family demands justice after fruit vendor shot dead in hair salon
Witnesses say private security guards shot dead 37-year-old Zimbabwean Lloyd Bhebhe
News | 17 April 2023
Witness in case of officer accused of murder of homeless man fails to come to court
Dumisani Joxo died in January 2022 after he was shot during an altercation in Rondebosch
Brief | 13 April 2023
I acted in self-defence, law enforcement officer who shot dead a homeless man tells court
State’s witness testified that he was the one having an argument with officers that morning and that the deceased Dumisani Joxo had been defending him.
News | 6 April 2023
Financial services company ordered to pay client more than R800,000 lost in cybercrime fraud
Judge found that PSG Wealth Financial Planning had not complied with its own policy to protect clients against cybercrime
Law | 31 March 2023