Crime
Police clampdown on gangs gets mixed reactions
Some Bishop Lavis residents do not support initiative
News | 7 March 2016
Nigerians expelled from Western Cape town
Fourteen people flee Wolseley after crowd marches against them, loots their shops, and accuses them of murder and drug-dealing
News | 4 March 2016
Crime closes down community healthcare project in Delft
Afrika Tikkun quits area
News | 2 March 2016
Diepsloot finally gets a police station
It has opened eight years after initial discussions
By Benita Enoch
News | 22 February 2016
“I would never borrow again from a loan shark”
As the festive season approaches, many poor families are visiting moneylenders for help in the endless challenge of making ends meet. Some will give up their IDs and even bank cards.
Siyavuya Khaya
News | 17 December 2015
Most people feel unsafe in Khayelitsha, survey shows
Only 5% of women and 8% of men feel “totally safe” in Khayelitsha, according to a survey of about 500 residents conducted by Rape Crisis.
Barbara Maregele
News | 17 December 2015
Gangsters rob fire victims
After four nights sleeping in the open, families in Military Heights informal settlement near Lavender Hill have started rebuilding the homes destroyed by a fire last weekend. Some were robbed by gangsters as they tried to salvage their belongings after the fire.
Siyavuya Khaya
Brief | 10 December 2015
Khayelitsha residents march against violence
Khayelitsha residents took to the streets on Friday as part of a Social Justice Coalition (SJC) campaign to mark the 16 days of protest against violence against women and children.
Siyavuya Khaya
Brief | 7 December 2015
Delays “unacceptable” says attorney in Hout Bay firebreak case
The court hearing of Hangberg resident Santonio Jonkers will be prioritised next year, says Magistrate Wezile Rixana. Jonkers is accused of contravening a 2011 High Court interdict that prevented anyone from building new structures on the Sentinel’s firebreak above Hangberg in Hout Bay.
Barbara Maregele
Brief | 2 December 2015