Violence

Tracking down the teenager shot in the mouth by police

Rubber bullets broke his ribs and smashed his tongue

By

News | 13 September 2017

Police shoot child in mouth

Hout Bay residents protest against shrinking lobster quotas

By

News | 12 September 2017

Cape Flats community keeps children safe from gang violence

Schools in Wesbank report increased attendance since the Walking Bus project began

By

Solutions | 11 September 2017

Cape Town school teacher accused of sexual assault appears in court

Unclear why man facing criminal charge was not suspended by Western Cape Education Department

By

News | 31 August 2017

Teacher caught on video beating student

Same teacher accused of sexual harassment

By

News | 29 August 2017

“Drugs is a fight that we will never win”

Part three of our series on vigilantism in South Africa

Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.

Feature | 29 August 2017

“They say we are assaulting people. We say we are blessing them.”

Part two of a three part series on vigilantism in South Africa

Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.

Feature | 25 August 2017

Lavender Hill women share stories of abuse

“Go back and work on your marriage” magistrate told woman

By

News | 24 August 2017

Should the state pay damages if a police officer hurts his partner?

The High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal reached different decisions. Now the Constitutional Court must decide.

By

Law | 23 August 2017

“People call us before they call the police”: a vigilante group’s quest for legitimacy

Part one of a three part series on vigilantism in South Africa

Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.

Feature | 22 August 2017

Clashes in Khayelitsha following land occupation

“I have no source of income because I’m jobless but I have to pay R500 to my landlord monthly”

By , and

News | 21 August 2017

Activists suspect security company of attacking them

“Leave this building, you cannot stay here. This building doesn’t belong to you!”

By

News | 21 August 2017

Mine workers remember the Marikana massacre

Five years later conditions in nearby Nkaneng township remain largely unchanged

By

News | 17 August 2017

CPUT drops intimidation charges against SRC president

Management commits to “reconciliatory process”

By

Brief | 15 August 2017

Evictions at Cape Town social housing complex

Steenvilla is seen as a model development - much will depend on its success or failure

By

News | 14 August 2017

Domestic worker alleges she was beaten and stripped by her employers

Employers claim she stole money

By

News | 14 August 2017