The story is told from the inner sanctum of the state security apparatus that fought an urban terror campaign in South Africa between 1998 and 2002.

A campaign against gangsterism in Cape Town, South Africa led ... they ultimately lost, as Africa's book shows. The unit was accused of executing up to 30 senior gang leaders and drug dealers.

The murder of a man in a Cape Town court building ... taxi drivers and the JFK gang in the Vrygrond area. Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news ...

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Officials from the Western Cape Department of Police on Wednesday met with the Portfolio Committee on Police regarding the work done by the province’s anti-gang unit (AGU). The department’s ...

Cape Town's escalating violent crime has led to a R100 million investment in safeguarding City staff and contractors, as ...

The South African police are moving in on the Nelson Mandela Bay metro after a spate of high-profile kidnappings and high ...

CAPE TOWN - Community members in the Capricorn and Vrygrond areas said that their daily lives are being disrupted by gun violence. Last week, at least three people were killed and four others ...