Crime

Stop the killing and intimidation of whistleblowers, demand activists

Hundreds of people gathered at the Union Buildings four years to the day since environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase was murdered

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News | 23 October 2024

Promised land is a battleground: inside a Cato Manor informal settlement

Murder and fear stalk eKhenana shack dwellers

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Feature | 22 October 2024

Crime statistics: who are we to believe?

SAPS and Stats SA figures are wildly different

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Analysis | 22 October 2024

Government losing 1,800 firearms a year to criminals

Firearm-related murders in South Africa have risen to 34 per day

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News | 18 October 2024

Understanding the High Court ruling on rape and consent

Minister of Justice opposed the case to have “defence of subjective consent to rape” scrapped

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Law | 14 October 2024

About 100 people march in Khayelitsha against gun crimes and extortion

Crime involving firearms and extortion has prevented the municipality, Eskom and SASSA from providing essential services

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News | 14 October 2024

Western Cape town “held to ransom” by cable theft syndicate

Repeated extended blackouts as electricity poles are cut down and cables stolen

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News | 10 October 2024

Cape Town attorney accused of attempted murder requests speedy trial

Magistrate reprimands Rael Kassel for interrupting court proceedings

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Brief | 27 September 2024

It’s a dangerous job, but we have to do it, says neighbourhood crime fighter

The City of Cape Town Neighbourhood Watch Support Programme has just expanded its training programme

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News | 20 September 2024