Crime
Animal clinic staff beaten and robbed at gunpoint
Mdzananda staff were busy building a fence for Khayelitsha residents who wanted to adopt a dog
Brief | 13 October 2023
Extortion rings prey on poor communities
An owner of a fruit and vegetable stall in Philippi says he must pay a gang R500 a month not to rob him
News | 4 October 2023
Court grants interdict against Swellendam protests
This follows chaos and violence during protests in the town in recent weeks
Brief | 22 September 2023
Anger in Langa after woman accused of scalding toddler gets bail
The case was postponed
Brief | 20 September 2023
Family demands answers after teen’s body disappears from state morgue
Department and police fail to answer questions because they are still investigating three years later
News | 20 September 2023
Officer testifies why he shot homeless man
“I believed they were going to injure me, take my gun and shoot me”
News | 14 September 2023
Court grants Benoni company final interdict against EFF
Last year an armed group wearing EFF regalia blocked the entrance to Gas Giants after demanding it fire immigrant workers and pay protection money
News | 13 September 2023
Another Kariega leader shot dead
Two shootings one year apart have unnerved the community
News | 12 September 2023
Woman “wrongly” sentenced to 16 years for drug dealing must be immediately released
Beaufort West magistrate committed a litany of errors in sentencing says High Court
Law | 11 September 2023