Crime
Desperate job-seekers are falling victim to fake employment offers
Fraudsters demand money for fees and police clearance checks
By Vusi Mokoena and Daniel Steyn
News | 16 February 2021
Spaza owners protest after Port Elizabeth murders
“We cannot live like hunted animals”
News | 15 February 2021
Man burnt to death for stealing a cellphone
Second man in a month to be killed in mob justice in PE informal settlement
Brief | 3 February 2021
Philippi’s immigrant crime-buster
Alidi Hicuburundi runs soccer clubs, distributes food parcels and takes part in the community policing forum
News | 17 December 2020
Two police officers in court for shooting Hanover Park father
A community worker is worried that the shooting will cause violence in the community
By Savannah Bacon and Masego Mafata
News | 14 December 2020
Rape Crisis picket at Khayelitsha court
Protesters demand proper facilities for sexual offences court
News | 10 December 2020
“We will celebrate Christmas in sewage again”
Philippi families have been struggling with overflowing drains for a year
News | 4 December 2020
Activists call for emergency response to violence against women
Right2Know picket outside Parliament
News | 1 December 2020
Spar workers who set woman alight have been fired
But their victim is battling to recover from her burns
Brief | 1 December 2020