Few who lived then will forget that mid-winter night of 4 August 1996 when notorious Hard Livings gang leader, Rashaad Staggie, was publicly lynched and set ablaze with petrol by a People Against ...

Analysis - African leaders must commit to ending the violence, which requires focusing attention on justice reform and survivor-led interventions.

The Western Cape was largely responsible, with its 12.6% increase in murders. Of the 3729 murders recorded in the Western Cape, 808 were gang-related.[1] Although Cape Town residents are ... feared ...

The role of the army is to defend South Africa's territorial integrity on the basis of international law. It can only be deployed for internal functions in emergencies. The "spike" of gang violence in ...

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Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu and his group have been complaining that NUP supporters are being targeted unfairly by the State. He has cited a number of incidents of what he calls "abductions". In some ...

A young South African woman warned people from Cape Town about a tourist attraction that's become a dangerous area, Signal ...

Two new suspects have been charged in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court murder case, intensifying concerns over gang violence in Cape Town.

The duo was arrested by members of the Western Cape Serious Violent Crimes Unit ... The suspects were charged with aiding and abetting in criminal gang activity, murder, unlawful possession ...

South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana speaks at a press conference ahead of his 2025 budget speech in Cape Town, South Africa March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Esa Alexander/File Photo ...

CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town has deployed 90 firefighters to battle flare-ups on Table Mountain, after a blaze that first broke out on Friday reignited this morning. Crews have been sent to ...

Eight more people have been arrested in connection with gang violence that has spread throughout ... Two more men were arrested in South Queensferry on Thursday, with firearms seized from both ...