Spate of Killings Rocks Cape Town, Community and Authorities Grapple with Escalating Violence

Spate of Killings Rocks Cape Town, Community and Authorities Grapple with...

A wave of violent crime has left multiple communities in shock after five people were shot and killed in separate incidents across the city...
Three Learners Stabbed at Mitchells Plain High School, Community Safety Concerns Raised

Three Learners Stabbed at Mitchells Plain High School, Community Safety Concerns...

A violent incident at AZ Berman High School has left three pupils injured after a stabbing that took place on the school grounds shortly...
Tensions Between E-Hailing and Taxi Industries Escalate in Cape Town Amid Extortion Claims

Tensions Between E-Hailing and Taxi Industries Escalate in Cape Town Amid...

Long-simmering tensions between the e-hailing and minibus taxi industries have spread to the Western Cape, with drivers reporting incidents of intimidation, threats, and extortion...
Three Killed in Alleged Vigilante Attack

Three Killed in Alleged Vigilante Attack

South African Police Service (SAPS) detectives are actively pursuing all available leads to identify and apprehend those responsible for a brutal vigilante-style murder that...
Rashied Sambaba leads the Living Roots landscaping services team. He was formally homeless and progressed through U-turn’s programme. He now rents an apartment with the money he earns working at Living Roots. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Indigenous nursery gives jobs and skills to people facing homelessness

An indigenous nursery and landscaping project in Claremont is helping people to move out of homelessness and rebuild their lives. U-turn’s Living Roots nursery grows...
International Report Links Smuggled Namibian Police, Military Weapons to Western Cape Gangs

International Report Links Smuggled Namibian Police, Military Weapons to Western Cape...

A new report from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime has uncovered a sophisticated smuggling operation funneling high-powered weapons from Namibian state armories...
Man Sentenced to Seven Years for R600,000 Drug Bust

Man Sentenced to Seven Years for R600,000 Drug Bust

A 27-year-old man from Gauteng has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment after being found guilty on a charge of dealing in drugs. The...
Cape Town Deploys Over 700 New Metro Police Officers in Major Safety Boost

Cape Town Deploys Over 700 New Metro Police Officers in Major...

In a significant expansion of its safety and security capabilities, the City of Cape Town is deploying over 700 new Metro Police officers to...
Department of Justice Vows to Ramp Up Court Security Following String of Shootings

Department of Justice Vows to Ramp Up Court Security Following String...

The Department of Justice has announced immediate plans to increase visible policing and enhance security systems at courthouses across the Western Cape. This decisive...
Khoi and San Communities March on Parliament, Demand Recognition as South Africa's First Nations

Khoi and San Communities March on Parliament, Demand Recognition as South...

A significant demonstration unfolded in the streets of Cape Town this week as members of the Khoi and San communities marched to the seat...
Brazen Court Shooting Claims Life in Cape Town, Prompts Security Concerns

Brazen Court Shooting Claims Life in Cape Town, Prompts Security Concerns

A man was fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack on Friday morning just as he was about to enter the Athlone Magistrate's Court,...
A protest outside the Civic Centre in Cape Town in August after the announcement that the Dial-a-Ride service would be cut back. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

City of Cape Town pauses decision to cut Dial-a-Ride services

Cuts to the Dial-a-Ride service will not be implemented on 8 September as planned, according to a court settlement reached on Friday between...