Crime
Communal toilets overflowing with faeces due to extortion
About a month ago, Sanitech workers were held at gunpoint and extortionists demanded several thousand rand
News | 30 October 2023
NPA under pressure to bring Lottery looters to court
R2-billion in grants under investigation, but only one looter in jail
News | 25 October 2023
Children’s parks turned into rubbish dumps
Intimidation has prevented repairs to parks in Delft, Cape Town
By Chris Gilili
News | 24 October 2023
Cable theft and shootings force Cape Town libraries to close
But the people who work at the libraries in Hanover Park and Bellville are determined to continue creating safe spaces for their communities
News | 23 October 2023
Cape Town law enforcement officer found not guilty of murder of homeless man
Court finds Luvolwethu Kati acted in self-defence
News | 18 October 2023
This is how I try to survive crime in Philippi
Living in Samora Machel, Cape Town, you hear gunshots any time of the day
News | 17 October 2023
KZN teachers march for safety at schools
“Some of our colleagues have been brutally murdered while at the workplace”
Brief | 13 October 2023
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