Crime
“I was raped by someone who belonged to my church at the age of 15”
Athlone residents speak out against violence against women
Brief | 6 September 2019
Uitenhage taxi drivers join protests against crimes against women
“Not in our taxi rank, not in our taxis, not in our homes, and not in our names”
Brief | 4 September 2019
Khayelitsha residents dig “grave” for man accused of killing Uyinene Mrwetyana
Murder accused’s house torched
Brief | 4 September 2019
Anger at UCT vice-chancellor over campus safety
Students say the university is not doing enough to protect them
News | 3 September 2019
Langa councillor’s home petrol-bombed
Police are investigating cases of arson, attempted murder and public violence
By Vincent Lali
News | 2 September 2019
Hundreds protest in Booysens Park to be moved to “safer areas”
Resident of Vastrap informal settlement have previously expressed their unhappiness with high crime rates in the area
Brief | 28 August 2019
Protesters demand Western Cape crime summit
Threats of “a national protest and a possible tax revolt” if government does not respond
Brief | 27 August 2019
Unions march against crime in Motherwell
“Residents are only quick to blow whistles when they want to protest, but fail to blow the same whistle when they see criminals” says police colonel
Brief | 22 August 2019
Murderers of Bangladeshi shop owners in Newcastle convicted
Immigrant shop owners welcome life sentences for murderers of Mosharaf Hosain and Limor Mir
Brief | 20 August 2019