Crime
New Rail Enforcement Unit officers will be armed
All three levels of government co-operate in latest effort to protect Cape Town’s train commuters
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Phathiswa Shushwana
Brief | 29 October 2018
Fear in Bloekombos after ward councillor slain
“I am now scared of being killed because I walk and drive around the township alone,” says Wallacedene councillor
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 October 2018
Gang violence forces temporary shutdown of clinic in Port Elizabeth
Police secure the area
Brief | 18 October 2018
Families who fled Blikkiesdorp ask City for help
A resident claims that crime, not race, is at the root of the conflict
News | 16 October 2018
Magistrate finds that murder of Noxolo Xakeka was not a hate crime
Bongile Joni pleads guilty, sentenced to an effective eight years in prison
By Kim Reynolds
Brief | 11 October 2018
“They sit here in Parliament and they are the ones who get the money, and we get death”
Western Cape communities march to parliament and provincial government demanding police curb gang violence
By Kim Reynolds and Thembela Ntongana
News | 3 October 2018
Deny bail to dangerous criminals, say Despatch protesters
Residents protest outside court after tavern killing
Brief | 27 September 2018
Cape Flats communities shut down in protest over lack of policing
“When we call the police, they don’t come, but now they are standing around here just watching us”
By Ashraf Hendricks and Barbara Maregele
News | 25 September 2018
Township residents march on Parliament as crime statistics are released
“We sleep hearing gunshots and wake up hearing gunshots”
By Thembela Ntongana and Sophia Wilhelm
News | 11 September 2018