Crime

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Stabbed on his way to the toilet, Khayelitsha man is now in a wheelchair

Sinethemba Mfaca spends his days trapped in his one-roomed shack

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News | 1 November 2016

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Robbers beaten to death by students

Campus residents say security is lax and residences are often targeted by criminals

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News | 25 October 2016

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Silent war on Somalis in Port Elizabeth

Hardly a day goes by without an attack, says Somali community

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Feature | 24 October 2016

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Prayers at school where student was stabbed

Religious leaders gather where 18-year-old lost his life

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Brief | 14 October 2016

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Station deck traders complain about drug dealers

“Our customers are afraid”

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News | 11 October 2016

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Khayelitsha residents urged to report police brutality

IPID trying to resolve backlog of complaints, meeting told

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Brief | 30 September 2016

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Masiphumelele hearing postponed again

Lawyers step down because of lack of funds

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Brief | 27 September 2016

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Fight crime like you fought apartheid, police officer tells Khayelitsha residents

Community Policing Commitment signed

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Brief | 27 September 2016

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Eskom complains about crime in Khayelitsha

Staff are reluctant to work in the township, crime indaba told

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News | 26 September 2016

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Top PE school stripped bare by thieves

Police fail to make any arrests despite numerous incidents

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News | 22 September 2016

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Demand for more police for country’s murder capital

Nyanga Community Police Forum applies to join Equality Court case

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News | 20 September 2016

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Masiphumelele holds vigil for murdered 14-year-old

Amani Pula had dreams of becoming a soccer player

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Brief | 15 September 2016

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Neighbourhood watch patrollers in Khayelitsha find themselves locked out

Ward 98 Youth Development Council say they had the office closed

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Brief | 15 September 2016

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Ambulance workers demand safety

Emergency medical service personnel need police escorts before responding to calls

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News | 14 September 2016

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“We can’t postpone this matter forever,” warns magistrate in mob justice case

Case against Masiphumelele activist delayed again

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News | 12 September 2016

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Shaudeville residents march against drugs and gangsters

They accuse police and courts of being too lenient on criminals

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News | 29 August 2016