Crime
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 Vincent Lali
News | 11 August 2020
Make Women’s Day matter by funding a shelter, urges Philisa Abafazi Bethu
Cape Town organisation hopes to open a second safe house
News | 9 August 2020
R300,000 lotto grant for school comes to naught because of criminals
“They only left stumps of goalposts,” says primary school principal
Brief | 5 August 2020
Immigrant shop owners a soft target for criminals
Reporting crime to the police is “a waste of time” says Delft shop owner
News | 4 August 2020
Criminalising cannabis use by children is unconstitutional, court rules
Court hears children are languishing for months in detention for trivial offences
Law | 3 August 2020
Twenty arrested after shops of foreign nationals looted and torched
Human rights groups have criticised government’s inaction to deal with xenophobic attacks
News | 31 July 2020
Khayelitsha business owner caught in “rain of stones” during protest
Nelly Tom has scratches and bruising on her face and her work vehicle is severely damaged
News | 31 July 2020
Cape Town residents close bridge to reduce crime
Pedestrian walkway connecting Mandalay to Lower Crossroads cut off
News | 30 July 2020
Two schools torched in protest for land
“They are threatening our future. This year is already hard with Covid-19” says matric student
News | 23 July 2020