Serial killings of young women in Vhembe villages
The police suspect a syndicate is behind the abduction, murder and butchery of young women in Vhembe.
Crime
Commuters delayed as taxi violence closes Khayelitsha-Somerset West route
Taxi routes from Khayelitsha and Mfuleni to Somerset West have been closed due to taxi violence.
Taxi-owning cops behind violence in the transport industry – MPs
Parliament links taxi-owning police to e-hailing violence, and pledges to regulate industry and protect drivers.
SAPS hosts Interpol conference on organised crime
Interpol is in South Africa to find ways to fight transnational organised crime.
Report on George building collapse finds engineer ‘incompetent’ – police preparing charges
The five-story building under construction in George collapsed, leaving 34 workers dead and 28 critically injured.
Business, not bloodshed − Western Cape taxi summit urges regulation of industry
Western Cape taxi summit urges industry reform, regulation to end ongoing violence and corruption.
Survivors of George building collapse demand justice as report blames engineer, developer and contractor
Many red flags were ignored before the collapse of the building in George.
SA’s insecurity cluster of overburdened detectives, ineffective courts and overcrowded prisons
A big gap between arrests and convictions plagues the criminal justice system
New regulations to curb underage drinking
The new regulations involve the integration of municipal requirements in liquor licensing and on-site accountability.
‘Another Enyobeni waiting to happen’ as schools close and taverns open
The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance warns that unlicensed taverns and lax liquor regulation is fuelling underage drinking.
Zama zamas need state protection, not persecution
Artisanal mineworkers call for regulation of the industry to deal with criminality.
Protest leaders arrested as tensions grow in Covid Village
Protesters allegedly burned down shacks belonging to residents not joining the protest action.
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