Crime
Informal settlement residents destroy sewage pump station
They threaten to prevent repairs to the station until their electricity is restored
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 26 August 2025
Violent crime on Table Mountain is increasing, volunteers warn
But SANParks says figures are stable
By Liezl Human
News | 21 August 2025
Kariega residents march for better policing
“Protection fees are demanded from our children by other learners at schools, and they end up dropping out.”
Brief | 19 August 2025
Pair charged with multi-million rand fraud in Lesotho Highlands Water Project
Moeketsi Victor Williams and business partner Mabohlokoa Itumeleng Chaka allegedly siphoned off R4.5-million from one of the contracting companies
News | 19 August 2025
Hundreds shut down Soweto mall after e-hailing driver shot dead and set alight
Residents demand authorities intervene in the conflict between minibus taxi operators and e-hailing drivers
News | 14 August 2025
One murder, two court cases: chaos at Cape Town court
NPA and SAPS have failed to explain why two cases were enrolled related to the same crime
Feature | 13 August 2025
Philippi library closed indefinitely
The Brown’s Farm library was closed after it was vandalised and looted in August 2023 during a taxi strike
Brief | 11 August 2025
Rail theft case: accused juggles lawyers, creates further five-month delay
A trial over the theft of 42km of railway line in the Eastern Cape has already been six years in the making
News | 1 August 2025
Sex workers plea for arrest moratorium
A bill to decriminalise sex work was sent back to the justice department for redrafting about two years ago
By Liezl Human
News | 29 July 2025