Crime
I’m a monster killer, Philippi extortionist tells GroundUp
A member of a criminal syndicate explains how they operate
News | 10 April 2024
Toddlers electrocuted by illegal electrical wires
Thembelihle Ndlela and Kwenzakonke Gazu, both aged 3, were playing near their homes in Zwelisha, north of Durban, on Wednesday
Brief | 4 April 2024
Broken streetlights have led to a spike in crime in this Cape Town suburb
But the City says repairs are difficult because of safety risks in Tafelsig
News | 2 April 2024
Rude and threatening magistrate fired
Judge upholds dismissal of Judith van Schalkwyk, who also took money from an attorney to travel to the US
Law | 26 March 2024
Library services crippled in Nelson Mandela Bay
Some have not reopened since Covid lockdown
News | 14 March 2024
Library vandalism hits learners hard in Philippi
Brown’s Farm library may be closed for a year
Brief | 14 March 2024
Cape Town protection money syndicates kill people, kill livelihoods
A salon owner was shot dead on Wednesday apparently for refusing to pay protection money
News | 7 March 2024
Water is being sold illegally in eThekwini
Desperate households resort to paying for water from unmarked trucks
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Feature | 7 March 2024
Four people shot on public works property in Wynberg
Two days prior to the shooting, Parliament recommended the property become a drug rehabilitation centre
News | 26 February 2024