Vigilantism

Philippi residents beat, stone and burn man to death for robbery

“People are fed up and disappointed with the police and the justice system, and are now forced to take the law into their own hands.”

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Brief | 12 January 2026

Extortion gangs terrorise Cape Town’s immigrant shop owners

Vigilantism on the rise as people accuse the police of failing them

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News | 20 November 2025