Crime

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Another rape reported at Fort Hare

University promises to “beef up” security and review policy on sexual harassment

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Brief | 21 August 2018

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Teachers demand safer schools in Khayelitsha

Protesters vowed to shut down schools if premier does not meet their demands

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Brief | 20 August 2018

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Shack dwellers too scared to shit

Access to safe toilets is a daily struggle for Island informal settlement residents

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News | 17 August 2018

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Paramedics seen as soft targets by criminals on the Cape Flats

City has 16 “red zones” where ambulances need police escorts

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News | 15 August 2018

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Spate of vigilante killings in Dunoon

“We don’t support mob justice but people are sick and tired of crime”

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News | 31 July 2018

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Guard murdered for protecting RDP houses from thieves

Tshutsha Daniso was shot dead trying to prevent buildings in Mfuleni from being stripped while they are being built

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Brief | 31 July 2018

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DA calls for army to be deployed

Mmusi Maimane leads march from Manenberg to Nyanga

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Brief | 19 July 2018

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Walmer residents want satellite police station reopened

Police say they have increased patrols in the area

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Brief | 17 July 2018

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Children “too scared to play outside” in Ocean View

Residents demand increased police visibility, CCTV cameras, more stop and search operations

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News | 9 July 2018