Crime
“In Glebelands you were supposed to be careful, be alert and know who you were talking to before you say anything” witness tells court
The trial is expected to continue on 20 April
News | 24 March 2020
Glebelands Eight Trial: Witness says R160,000 raised for hitman
William Mthembu and Thokozani Machi, known as the “big fishes” at Glebelands hostel, were murdered in 2015
News | 20 March 2020
Family of murdered Delft teenager left in limbo
Three months after Jayden Petersen’s death, police have told his grandparents nothing
News | 11 March 2020
Khayelitsha neighbourhood watch patrollers ask government for support
We patrol around the township barehanded, say members
By Vincent Lali
News | 10 March 2020
Woman raped in public library organises protest to demand better security
About 50 learners from various high schools protested outside Uitenhage Public Library
Brief | 6 March 2020
Report finds shocking violence against sex workers
101 female sex workers, some of them transwomen, died in the 2018/19 year. Half of them were murdered, says SWEAT report
News | 6 March 2020
Parents shut down school for second week demanding a fence
“The department does not take the safety of our children seriously”
Brief | 5 March 2020
Paraplegic man dreams of having a house
Lwando Sigaqa lives in a shack in Taiwan informal settlement
News | 26 February 2020
Not safe to go to the toilet
Residents of Kliprand informal settlement have opted for the bucket system because gangs target people using communal toilets at night
News | 24 February 2020