Policing
Immigrants in Diepsloot say they are scapegoats for crime
Complaints of police harassment
News | 10 July 2023
Police open murder case after man shot during Cape Town protest
SAPS says the shooting was not related to a protest by shack dwellers from Taiwan settlement in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 July 2023
Man accused of robbery beaten and set alight in Samora Machel
This comes weeks after two men accused of crime were killed in Philippi
News | 3 July 2023
VIDEO: Diepsloot community has lost confidence in police
Police Minister Bheki Cele says a task team will meet residents, but they’ve “lost faith” says Kelsey Tlhosane
Video | 29 June 2023
Homeless man killed by Cape Town officer was part of a gang, court told
Defence in murder trial says evidence by the state witness is “tailored”
News | 22 June 2023
Homeless man had not intended to fight officer who shot him dead, claims witness
Defence argues that the officer was being attacked when the shot went off that killed Dumisani Joxo in Cape Town last year
News | 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
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