Crime
Kariega clinics closed after staff robbed at gunpoint
Eastern Cape health department says five incidents at different clinics have left staff and patients traumatised
Brief | 27 June 2023
Durban community fears life in the dark without streetlights
The City has hired private security after losing millions of rand annually to cable theft and vandalism
News | 26 June 2023
There’s a way to sort out lighting in informal settlements
Solar powered public lights are better than high-mast lights, collaborative Cape Town project suggests
Opinion | 23 June 2023
Thabo Bester saga: State expects three more people to be arrested
Case postponed again for further investigation
By Marecia Damons, Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
Brief | 20 June 2023
Somali shop owners fear turf war between extortion gangs
“Policing” in Philippi is done by criminal syndicates
News | 19 June 2023
Two men were stoned and burnt to death in Philippi on Tuesday. Residents who were there told us why
“People don’t trust police because they know the suspect is going to be released in a few days or weeks or the case might be thrown out of court for lack of evidence.”
Brief | 15 June 2023
Foundation honouring Uyinene Mrwetyana kicks off with programme for boys
The foundation’s aim is to foster responsible and compassionate young men through sports as a strategy to combat gender-based violence and femicide.
Brief | 15 June 2023
Diepsloot residents say police and municipality have left them to the mercy of criminals
Just fixing the streetlights would help says community police forum
By Chris Gilili
News | 13 June 2023
Commuters call for better lighting and security at Parow station
This follows the armed robbery of several people while waiting for a train around 6am on Friday
News | 13 June 2023