Crime
Family of murdered Delft teenager left in limbo
Three months after Jayden Petersen’s death, police have told his grandparents nothing
News | 11 March 2020
Khayelitsha neighbourhood watch patrollers ask government for support
We patrol around the township barehanded, say members
By Vincent Lali
News | 10 March 2020
Woman raped in public library organises protest to demand better security
About 50 learners from various high schools protested outside Uitenhage Public Library
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
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”
Brief | 5 March 2020
Paraplegic man dreams of having a house
Lwando Sigaqa lives in a shack in Taiwan informal settlement
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
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
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
Brief | 20 February 2020