Crime
Understanding the court ruling on apartheid-era crimes
Landmark ruling in Johannesburg High Court paves the way for prosecutions
Law | 22 April 2025
Thousands march across the country to demand justice for Cwecwe
There has been no significant progress in the seven-year-old’s case
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Ihsaan Haffejee
News | 8 April 2025
NPA fails family of murdered teenager falsely accused of stealing cattle
Abulele Kwindana was killed in 2020. No-one has been charged with his murder.
News | 8 April 2025
Crime hits sanitation services in Khayelitsha
City of Cape Town teams can only come out when security is available
By Vincent Lali
News | 3 April 2025
Extortionists close down informal businesses in Cape Town
SAPS says fighting extortion is a priority, but won’t provide details on its response
News | 26 March 2025
Armed gangs target five Cape Town schools, demand 10% of teachers’ salaries
Police have made no arrests
Brief | 19 March 2025
Eskom suspends services in part of Khayelitsha after hijacking
Employees were robbed at gunpoint in Makhaza
Brief | 18 March 2025
Former PRASA boss pleads not guilty to stealing railway line
Mthuthuzeli Swartz and his co-accused plead after six years of court delays
News | 12 March 2025
KZN activist shot dead
Vusi Banda – Mondlo Township Civic Organisation chairperson – was murdered on Thursday
Brief | 21 February 2025